Talk:platicar

Dictionary with this word?

I have heard platicar a lot in Mexico but am unable to find a dictionary that defines it. Namely I checked RAE, Larousse, and Google's "define:" keyword. Is there a dictionary that lists it? Is it a Mexicanism? (When I first heard it I assumed it to be practicar with a Carribean accent, which caused me a bit of confusion.  :-P) –Andyluciano 22:22, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

I also learned it in Mexico and assumed it to be standard. But the RAE online does have it: [1] — Hippietrail 22:36, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Oh, hmm. Weird. I was spelling it with an extra C. Maybe it is standard, then. –Andyluciano 01:20, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Different, More Complete Etymology on Wiccionario.

I'm not a linguist, but I would tend to trust the etymology given on Wiccionario, given here in translation (links and citations removed, please refer to source):

From plática and the suffix -ar, itself in turn from Old Castilian plática, a correlative variant of Old Castilian prática typical of the western region, from late Latin practica, substantive use of practicus ("practical"), from the verb πράσσω (prássō), πράττω (práttō), probably from Proto-Indo-European *per- ("to cross"). The simplification of the consonant group was common to most Romance languages; compare French pratique, Italian pratico or Portuguese prático.

I would change it myself, but not feeling qualified and not wanting to step on any actual linguists' toes, I'll mention it here first in case there's any opposition. Mpaniello (talk) 16:55, 3 September 2024 (UTC)