Where does “piastre” come from?

piastre (French) comes from Italian piastra, from Italian impiastrare, from Latin emplastrare.

piastre (French): piastre; buck, dollar

Definitions

  1. piastre; buck, dollar

Ancestry of “piastre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiastrasheet, plate; slab; hotplate
2Italianimpiastrareto plaster, dirty or smear
3Latinemplastrare—

Words derived from “piastre”

Every word from Latin emplastrare →Every word from Italian impiastrare →Every word from Italian piastra →