Where does “flata” come from?

flata (Romanian) comes from French flatter, from Middle French flatter, from Old French flater, from Frankish flat, from Proto-Germanic flatą, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.

flata (Romanian): to flatter

Definitions

  1. to flatter

Ancestry of “flata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchflatterto flatter; to pet, to caress
2Middle Frenchflatterto flatter
3Old Frenchflaterto flatter; to seduce with words
4Frankishflatpalm, flat of the hand; flat
5Proto-Germanicflatą—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—

Words derived from “flata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plÁt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flatą →Every word from Frankish flat →