Where does “plat” come from?

plat (French) comes from Middle French plat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

plat (French): flat; a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat...

Definitions

  1. flat; a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat...

Ancestry of “plat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchplatflat
2Old Frenchplata footbridge
3Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “plat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-