Where does “Aufschnittplatte” come from?
Aufschnittplatte (German) comes from German platte, from Middle High German platte, from Old High German platta, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
Aufschnittplatte (German): plate of cold cuts, selection of cold cuts
Definitions
- plate of cold cuts, selection of cold cuts
Ancestry of “Aufschnittplatte”, step by step
Aufschnittplatte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German platte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | platte | |
| 2 | Middle High German | platte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | platta | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | platta | metal plate |
| 5 | Latin | plattus | flattened |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via German Aufschnitt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aufschnitt | cold cuts |
| 2 | German | aufschneiden | to cut open; to cut into slices or pieces... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ūfsnīden | — |