Etymology Explorer › Portuguese

Where does “pratel” come from?

pratel (Portuguese) comes from Old French platel, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

pratel (Portuguese): small plate

Definitions

  1. small plate

Ancestry of “pratel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplatel—
2Old Frenchplatea flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor
3Medieval Latinplatasilver
4Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “pratel”

  • prateleira
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →