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1. Etymology of the English word platy

the English word platy
using the English suffix -y
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-

Usage

Word found in Modern English

2. Etymology of the English word platy

derived from the English word platy

Derivations in English

platyfish

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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