Where does “oplata” come from?
oplata (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German platte, from Middle High German platte, from Old High German platta, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
Ancestry of “oplata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | platte | |
| 2 | Middle High German | platte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | platta | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | platta | metal plate |
| 5 | Latin | plattus | flattened |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |