Re: [tied] Re: Chico (Re: Romance Pequeno, Pequeño [...])

From: Pere
Message: 31791
Date: 2004-04-07

        "Chato" means also "in taverns, short and wide wine glass", its origin could be searched in Greek "kyathos" >lat. cyathus. I prefer this etimology.
 
Pedro.
----- Original Message -----
From: m_iacomi
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 9:06 AM
Subject: [tied] Re: Chico (Re: Romance Pequeno, Pequeño [...])

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Joao" wrote:

> Now I undestand my mistake, sorry. pl> ll instead of ch, in
> Portuguese that pl->ch-.

Yup, that's why Spanish word "chato" `flat shaped (nose, object)`
is assumed to have made it in the language from an intermediary
Portuguese (or Gallician); of course, it reflects the same Latin
"plattus" as Spanish inherited "plato" `dish`, `plate`.

Regards,
             Marius Iacomi