Where does “prateiro” come from?
prateiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese prata, 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.
prateiro (Portuguese): silversmith person who makes articles out of silver
Definitions
- silversmith person who makes articles out of silver
Ancestry of “prateiro”, step by step
prateiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese prata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | prata | silver; one hundred cents of current currency... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | prata | silver |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | platta | metal plate |
| 4 | Latin | plattus | flattened |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |