Where does “antiplaquetas” come from?
antiplaquetas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese plaqueta, from French plaquette, from French plaque, from Middle Dutch placken, from Middle Dutch placke, from Old Dutch plagga, from Proto-Germanic plaggą — a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch.
antiplaquetas (Portuguese): antiplatelet
Definitions
- antiplatelet
Ancestry of “antiplaquetas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | plaqueta | platelet |
| 2 | French | plaquette | packet of butter, chocolate; strip, blister pack of pills |
| 3 | French | plaque | sheet, plate; slab; plaque |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | placken | to patch, beat metal into a thin plate |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | placke | disk, patch, stain; name of a coin |
| 6 | Old Dutch | plagga | patch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | plaggą | a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch |