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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

  1. Someone who uses electroplating techniques to...

Ancestry of “electroplater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelectroplateTo coat with a thin layer of metal using...
2EnglishplateA slightly curved but almost flat dish from which...
3Old Frenchplatea flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor
4Medieval Latinplatasilver
5Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
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