Where does “plate” come from?

plate (Middle French) comes from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

plate (Middle French): flat

Definitions

flat

Ancestry of “plate”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	plat	a footbridge
2	Vulgar Latin	plattus	flattened; flat; smooth
3	Ancient Greek	πλατύς	wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
4	Proto-Indo-European	pléth₂us	flat, broad
5	Proto-Indo-European	pleth₂-	flat

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