Where does “filterplate” come from?
filterplate (English) comes from English filter, from German filter, from French filtré, from Medieval Latin filtrum, from Frankish filtir, from Frankish *felt, from Proto-Germanic *felt, from Proto-Indo-European peld- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
filterplate (English): An array of filters, each of which typically uses flat filter papers
Definitions
- An array of filters, each of which typically uses flat filter papers
Ancestry of “filterplate”, step by step
filterplate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English filter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filter | A device which separates a suspended, dissolved,... |
| 2 | German | filter | inflection of filtern: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | French | filtré | past participle of filtrer; filtered |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | filtrum | felt |
| 5 | Frankish | filtir | — |
| 6 | Frankish | *felt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *felt | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peld- | something beaten or compressed; felt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English plate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plate | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which... |
| 2 | Old French | plate | a flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | plata | silver |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |