Where does “nummerplåt” come from?
nummerplåt (Swedish) comes from Swedish plåt, from Middle Low German plate, from Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
nummerplåt (Swedish): a license plate, a number plate
Definitions
- a license plate, a number plate
Ancestry of “nummerplåt”, step by step
nummerplåt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish plåt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | plåt | sheet metal; a plate, a tray, a flat object; an... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | plate | — |
| 3 | Latin | plata | silver |
| 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 |