English
platt
Platt comes from English plot ‘plot of land’.
- English1500–presentplot‘plot of land’
- Englishearliest quotation 1794platt
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentplot‘plot of land’
- Englishearliest quotation 1794platt
Earliest quotation: 1794, minutes of the Executive council of Geor: “3rdly That it also be recommended to all persons…”
The story
From Early Modern English platte, a variation (probably dialectal) of plot (‘plot of land’); see plat and plot for more.
Every English word from English plot
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English plot / platt