Where does “plate” come from?
plate (Middle High German) comes from Old High German platta, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
Ancestry of “plate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | platta | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | platta | metal plate |
| 3 | Latin | plattus | flattened |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
Words derived from “plate”