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

Definitions

  1. flat; plate; dish

Ancestry of “piatto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
2Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “piatto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →