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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfilterA device which separates a suspended, dissolved,...
2Germanfilterinflection of filtern: ## first-person singular...
3Frenchfiltrépast participle of filtrer; filtered
4Medieval Latinfiltrumfelt
5Frankishfiltir
6Frankish*felt
7Proto-Germanic*felt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeld-something beaten or compressed; felt
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via English plate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplateA slightly curved but almost flat dish from which...
2Old Frenchplatea flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor
3Medieval Latinplatasilver
4Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European peld-