Etymograph

English

platt

Platt comes from English plot ‘plot of land’.

  1. English1500–presentplot1‘plot of land’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1794platt1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English platt
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1794, minutes of the Executive council of Geor: “3rdly That it also be recommended to all persons…”.

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentplotWiktionary, English platt‘plot of land’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1794plattWiktionary, English platt. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 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.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Every English word from English plot

Today it means

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Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “platt”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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