Where does “pláta” come from?

pláta (Irish) comes 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.

pláta (Irish): plate

Definitions

  1. plate

Ancestry of “pláta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplatea flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor
2Medieval Latinplatasilver
3Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “pláta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →