Where does “piatto” come from?
piatto (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
piatto (Italian): flat; plate; dish
Ancestry of “piatto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
Words derived from “piatto”