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Where does “Platte” come from?

Platte (German) comes from Middle High German plate, 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.

Platte (German): flat, thin, regularly shaped object; Various...

Definitions

  1. flat, thin, regularly shaped object; Various...

Ancestry of “Platte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Platte”

  • Silberplatte
  • Festplatte
  • Endplatte
  • Grundplatte
  • Käseplatte
  • Plattenladen
  • plättchenförmig
  • Plättchen
  • Abrasionsplatte
  • Plattenspieler
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