Where does “uchtphláta” come from?
uchtphláta (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.
uchtphláta (Irish): breastplate
Definitions
- breastplate
Ancestry of “uchtphláta”, step by step
uchtphláta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish pláta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Irish ucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | ucht | chest |
| 2 | Old Irish | ucht | breast, bosom; lap; breast, bosom; bosom; lap;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 4 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |