Where does “prata” come from?

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

prata (Old Portuguese): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “prata”, step by step

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

Words derived from “prata”

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