Where does “plátáil” come from?
plátáil (Irish) comes from Irish pláta, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
plátáil (Irish): plate, sheet, armor; cast, stereotype; verbal...
Definitions
- plate, sheet, armor; cast, stereotype; verbal...
Ancestry of “plátáil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | pláta | plate |
| 2 | Old French | plate | a flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | plata | silver |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
Words derived from “plátáil”