Where does “plata” come from?

plata (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German plate, 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.

Ancestry of “plata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanplate
2Latinplatasilver
3Vulgar Latinplattametal plate
4Latinplattusflattened
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “plata

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς
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