Where does “plater” come from?

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

plater (Old French): platter

Definitions

  1. platter

Ancestry of “plater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplatasilver
2Vulgar Latinplattametal plate
3Latinplattusflattened
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “plater”

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