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Where does “intraplatelet” come from?

intraplatelet (English) comes from English platelet, 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.

intraplatelet (English): Within a single platelet

Definitions

  1. Within a single platelet

Ancestry of “intraplatelet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplateletA small colorless disk-shaped particle found in...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →