Where does “plat” come from?

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

plat (Old French): a footbridge

Definitions

  1. a footbridge

Ancestry of “plat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
2Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “plat”

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