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Where does “piastra” come from?

piastra (Italian) comes from Italian impiastrare, from Latin emplastrare.

piastra (Italian): sheet, plate; slab; hotplate

Definitions

  1. sheet, plate; slab; hotplate

Ancestry of “piastra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianimpiastrareto plaster, dirty or smear
2Latinemplastrare—

Words derived from “piastra”

  • plastron
  • piastre
  • piaster
  • entoplastron
  • epiplastron
  • hypoplastron
  • hyoplastron
  • xiphiplastron
  • periplastronal
  • plastronal
  • piastra
  • piastre
  • piastrella
  • piastrellaio
  • piastrone
  • piastrino
  • piastre
  • plastronner
  • plastron
Every word from Latin emplastrare →