Where does “Festplatte” come from?
Festplatte (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.
Festplatte (German): hard disk, harddisk
Ancestry of “Festplatte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |