Where does “prata” come from?

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

prata (Portuguese): silver; one hundred cents of current currency...

Definitions

  1. silver; one hundred cents of current currency...

Ancestry of “prata”, step by step

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