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Where does “ultrapiatto” come from?

ultrapiatto (Italian) comes from Italian piatto, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

ultrapiatto (Italian): Very flat; Very thin

Definitions

  1. Very flat; Very thin

Ancestry of “ultrapiatto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiattoflat; plate; dish
2Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
3Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →