Where does “plathearès” come from?
plathearès (Yola) comes from Middle English plater, from Anglo-Norman plater, from Old French platel, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
plathearès (Yola): platters
Definitions
- platters
Ancestry of “plathearès”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | plater | platter |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | plater | platter |
| 3 | Old French | platel | — |
| 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 |