Where does “silverplate” come from?
silverplate (Italian) comes from English silver plate, from English plate, 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.
silverplate (Italian): silver plate
Definitions
- silver plate
Ancestry of “silverplate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | silver plate | A thin layer of silver applied to the surface of... |
| 2 | English | plate | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which... |
| 3 | Old French | plate | a flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | plata | silver |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |