Where does “plaquette” come from?
plaquette (Italian) comes from French plaquette, from French plaque, from Middle Dutch placken, from Middle Dutch placke, from Old Dutch plagga, from Proto-Germanic plaggą — a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch.
plaquette (Italian): booklet, pamphlet; a small commemorative plaque
Definitions
- booklet, pamphlet; a small commemorative plaque
Ancestry of “plaquette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plaquette | packet of butter, chocolate; strip, blister pack of pills |
| 2 | French | plaque | sheet, plate; slab; plaque |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | placken | to patch, beat metal into a thin plate |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | placke | disk, patch, stain; name of a coin |
| 5 | Old Dutch | plagga | patch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | plaggą | a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch |