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Etymology of the English word plate

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-

Derivations in English

backplate, baffleplate, baseplate, bedplate, biteplate, blackplate, bookplate, chromeplate, copperplate, doorplate, electroplate, flitchplate, footplate, heelplate, nameplate, plated, plateful, plateholder, platelet, platter, plateware, plating, platy, screwplate, soleplate, breastplate, platemaker

Cognates

Dutch plat, Dutch plaat, English flat, French plat, French flétrir, German platt, German Platte, Icelandic plata, Italian piatto, Portuguese chato, Provençal plat, Spanish chato, Swedish platt, Swedish platte

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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