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Reconstruction:Latin/plattus

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, wide; broad). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *flataz. First attested in Old French (1100 CE).

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    *plattus (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

    1. flattened
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    Descendants

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    • Italo-Dalmatian
      • Italian: piatto (see there for further descendants)
      • Neapolitan: chiatto
      • Sicilian: chiattu
    • Old French: plat
      • Middle French: plat
      • Norman: pliat (Jersey)
      • Middle Dutch: plat
        • Dutch: plat (see there for further descendants)
        • Limburgish: plat
      • Middle English: plat
      • Middle High German: blat (see there for further descendants)
      • Middle Low German: plat
    • Catalan: plat
    • Romansch: plat
    • Sardinian: prattu
    • Venetan: piat
    • West Iberian:
    • Aragonese: plato
    • Asturian: platu
    • Basque: plater
    • Mirandese: prato
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: prato
    • Spanish: plato

    From *platta: (Romance descendants probably semi-learned)