myEtymology.com: English etymology of electroplate

Etymology of the English word electroplate

the English word electroplate

using the English prefix electro-

derived from the New Latin prefix electro-

derived from the Latin word electrum (electrum; amber; electron)

derived from the Greek word elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)

derived from the English word plate

derived from the Old French word plate

derived from the Old French word plat

derived from the Vulgar Latin word plattus

derived from the Greek word platus, πλατύς (flat; spread out 'flat' ('plot'); broad)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *plat-