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plat.

flat

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/pla/

  1. flat

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor. Vulgar Latin *plattus Old French plat Middle French plat French plat Inherited from Middle French plat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat”).

noun/pla/

  1. a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat dish or receptacle

    masculine

  2. dish or course (e.g. served in a restaurant)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor. Vulgar Latin *plattus Old French plat Middle French plat French plat Inherited from Middle French plat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat”).

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