Where does “uroplaque” come from?

uroplaque (English) comes from English plaque, from French plaque, from Middle Dutch placken, from Middle Dutch placke, from Old Dutch plagga, from Proto-Germanic plaggą — a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch.

uroplaque (English): A layer of plaque on the surface of a urothelium

Definitions

  1. A layer of plaque on the surface of a urothelium

Ancestry of “uroplaque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplaqueAny flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc.,...
2Frenchplaquesheet, plate; slab; plaque
3Middle Dutchplackento patch, beat metal into a thin plate
4Middle Dutchplackedisk, patch, stain; name of a coin
5Old Dutchplaggapatch
6Proto-Germanicplaggąa piece of cloth or fabric; a patch
Every word from Proto-Germanic plaggąEvery word from Old Dutch plaggaEvery word from Middle Dutch placke