Where does “piaster” come from?

piaster (English) comes from Italian piastra, from Italian impiastrare, from Latin emplastrare.

piaster (English): Alternative spelling of piastre; the subdivision...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of piastre; the subdivision...

Ancestry of “piaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiastrasheet, plate; slab; hotplate
2Italianimpiastrareto plaster, dirty or smear
3Latinemplastrare—
Every word from Latin emplastrare →Every word from Italian impiastrare →Every word from Italian piastra →