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Where does “chato” come from?

chato (Portuguese) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

chato (Portuguese): flat; boring; annoying

Definitions

  1. flat; boring; annoying

Ancestry of “chato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchâteaucastle
2Middle Frenchchasteaucastle
3Old Frenchchastelcastle, fortress
4Latincastellumcastle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a...
5Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
6Proto-Italickastromknife
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “chato”

  • tacho
  • tacho
  • chatear
  • chatice
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