Where does “plât” come from?
plât (Welsh) comes 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.
plât (Welsh): plate
Definitions
- plate
Ancestry of “plât”, step by step
plât traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French plate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | plate | a flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | plata | silver |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via Middle English plate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | plate | — |