Where does “plata” come from?
plata (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
plata (Spanish): argent; silver; money
Ancestry of “plata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
Words derived from “plata”