plata

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Spanish word plata comes from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-, Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂os, and later Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us (Flat, broad.)

*pleth₂- (Proto-Indo-European)

*pleth₂os (Proto-Indo-European)

*pléth₂us (Proto-Indo-European)

Flat, broad.

πλατεῖα (Ancient Greek)

Flattened.

*platta (Vulgar Latin)

plata (Spanish)

(Hispanic America) money. Silver (heraldry) argent.

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