Where does “plateletpheresis” come from?

plateletpheresis (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.

plateletpheresis (English): The removal of platelets from a person through apheresis

Definitions

  1. The removal of platelets from a person through apheresis

Ancestry of “plateletpheresis”, step by step

plateletpheresis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English platelet

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

via English pheresis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpheresis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-