Where does “platelet” come from?
Platelet derives from English plate, from Middle French -el and Middle French -et, from Latin plattus meaning "flat," from Ancient Greek πλατύς, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- meaning "to spread."
platelet (English): A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in...
Definitions
- A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in...
Ancestry of “platelet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “platelet”