Where does “plătică” come from?
plătică (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian платика, from English platy, from English plate, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
plătică (Romanian): carp bream (Abramis brama)
Definitions
- carp bream (Abramis brama)
Ancestry of “plătică”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | платика | bream freshwater fish of family |
| 2 | English | platy | Resembling plates; Of a field semy of plates;... |
| 3 | English | plate | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which... |
| 4 | Old French | plate | a flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | plata | silver |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |