Where does “piastrellare” come from?
piastrellare (Italian) comes from Italian piastrella, from Italian piastra, from Italian impiastrare, from Latin emplastrare.
piastrellare (Italian): To tile; To bounce
Definitions
- To tile; To bounce
Ancestry of “piastrellare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | piastrella | tile |
| 2 | Italian | piastra | sheet, plate; slab; hotplate |
| 3 | Italian | impiastrare | to plaster, dirty or smear |
| 4 | Latin | emplastrare | — |