Where does “platta” come from?

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

Ancestry of “platta”, step by step

platta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin platta

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

via Medieval Latin plata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinplatasilver
2Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth

Words derived from “platta”

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