Where does “kokeplate” come from?
kokeplate (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk plate, from Old Norse plata, from Middle Low German plate, from Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
kokeplate (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hotplate
Definitions
- a hotplate
Ancestry of “kokeplate”, step by step
kokeplate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk plate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | plate | plate; record |
| 2 | Old Norse | plata | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | plate | — |
| 4 | Latin | plata | silver |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | platta | metal plate |
| 6 | Latin | plattus | flattened |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |