Where does “prateleira” come from?
prateleira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pratel, 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.
prateleira (Portuguese): shelf; breasts
Ancestry of “prateleira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | pratel | small plate |
| 2 | Old French | platel | — |
| 3 | Old French | plate | a flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | plata | silver |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |