polta

Italian (Fiorentino)

/ˈpol.ta/

noun
Definitions
  • (Ancient Rome) A sort of polenta made from white flour or fava flour, used as food before the discovery of bread.

Etymology

Derived from Latin pultem derived from Ancient Greek πόλτος (porridge) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (dust, flour, fold, skin, hide, cover, wrap, cloth, gray, container, roam, drive, wander, beat, push, earn, chaff, shake, grey, sell, covering, swing, powder, light).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pel-

Gloss

dust, flour, fold, skin, hide, cover, wrap, cloth, gray, container, roam, drive, wander, beat, push, earn, chaff, shake, grey, sell, covering, swing, powder, light

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

皮, 膚, 肌

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