Where does “plate” come from?

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

plate (Old French): a flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor

Definitions

  1. a flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor

Ancestry of “plate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinplatasilver
2Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
3Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “plate”

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