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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanplatte
2Middle High Germanplatte
3Old High Germanplatta
4Vulgar Latinplattametal plate
5Latinplattusflattened
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via German Aufschnitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufschnittcold cuts
2Germanaufschneidento cut open; to cut into slices or pieces...
3Middle High Germanūfsnīden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς