Where does “piat” come from?

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

piat (Piedmontese): dish, platter

Definitions

  1. dish, platter

Ancestry of “piat”, 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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →
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