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Where does “chatura” come from?

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

chatura (Spanish): flatness, drabness; dim-wittedness

Definitions

  1. flatness, drabness; dim-wittedness

Ancestry of “chatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchatoflat; pug-nosed; annoyed, fed up, sick and tired
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- →