Open Access<i>Cyathus</i>, una breve nota etimológica
Author(s) -
Enrique Otón Sobrino
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
emérita/emerita
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.116
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1988-8384
pISSN - 0013-6662
DOI - 10.3989/emerita.1976.v44.i2.930
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , linguistics , philosophy , humanities , epistemology
The Spanish word «chato» meaning ‘a cup of wine’ is thought to stem from later Latin cyathus. If this proves to be right, the hypothesis claiming for a metaphorical use of plattus would be unnecessary. Some evidence is given to support this view