Where does “electroplater” come from?
electroplater (English) comes from English electroplate, from English plate, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
electroplater (English): Someone who uses electroplating techniques to...
Definitions
- Someone who uses electroplating techniques to...
Ancestry of “electroplater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | electroplate | To coat with a thin layer of metal using... |
| 2 | English | plate | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which... |
| 3 | Old French | plate | a flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | plata | silver |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |