myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of chato

Etymology of the Spanish word chato

the Spanish word chato

derived from the Vulgar Latin word plattus

derived from the Greek word platus, πλατύς (flat; spread out 'flat' ('plot'); broad)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *plat-

Dutch plat, Dutch plaat, English flat, English plate, French plat, French flétrir, German platt, German Platte, Icelandic plata, Italian piatto, Portuguese chato, Provençal plat, Swedish platt, Swedish platte