Reconstruction:Latin/plattus

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, wide; broad). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *flataz. First attested in Old French (1100 CE).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    *plattus (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

    1. flattened

    Descendants

    • Italo-Dalmatian
      • Italian: piatto (see there for further descendants)
      • Neapolitan: chiatto
      • Sicilian: chiattu
    • Old French: plat
      • Middle French: plat
      • Norman: pliat (Jersey)
      • Middle Dutch: plat
        • Dutch: plat (see there for further descendants)
        • Limburgish: plat
      • Middle English: plat
      • Middle High German: blat (see there for further descendants)
      • Middle Low German: plat
    • Catalan: plat
    • Romansch: plat
    • Sardinian: prattu
    • Venetan: piat
    • West Iberian:
    • Aragonese: plato
    • Asturian: platu
    • Basque: plater
    • Mirandese: prato
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: prato
    • Spanish: plato

    From *platta: (Romance descendants probably semi-learned)