Where does “ホットプレート” come from?
ホットプレート (Japanese) comes from English hotplate, 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.
ホットプレート (Japanese): a hotplate
Definitions
- a hotplate
Ancestry of “ホットプレート”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hotplate | A semi-portable stove; The element of a stove; A... |
| 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 |