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
Ancestry of “intraplatelet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | platelet | A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in... |
| 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 |