Where does “achatar” come from?
achatar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese chato, from French château, from Middle French chasteau, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱos-tróm — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
achatar (Portuguese): to flatten; to squash
Definitions
- to flatten; to squash
Ancestry of “achatar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | chato | flat; boring; annoying |
| 2 | French | château | castle |
| 3 | Middle French | chasteau | castle |
| 4 | Old French | chastel | castle, fortress |
| 5 | Latin | castellum | castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a... |
| 6 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |