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Where does “chato” come from?

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

chato (Spanish): flat; pug-nosed; annoyed, fed up, sick and tired

Definitions

  1. flat; pug-nosed; annoyed, fed up, sick and tired

Ancestry of “chato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
2Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “chato”

  • achatar
  • chata
  • chatura
  • xato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →