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Where does “plats” come from?

plats (English) comes from English plat, from English platform, from Middle French plateforme, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

plats (English): plural of plat; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of plat; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “plats”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplatA plot of land; a lot; A map showing the...
2EnglishplatformA raised stage from which speeches are made and...
3Middle Frenchplateformea flat form
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →