Where does “silver plate” come from?
silver plate (English) comes 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.
silver plate (English): A thin layer of silver applied to the surface of...
Definitions
- A thin layer of silver applied to the surface of...
Ancestry of “silver plate”, step by step
silver plate traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English plate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English silver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | silver | A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic... |
| 2 | Middle English | silver | silver |
| 3 | Old English | seolfor | silver |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *silubr | silver |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | silubrą | silver |
via English silver-plate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | silver-plate | To coat a metal surface with a thin layer of... |