blattea

== Latin == === Alternative forms === blatea, blattia === Etymology === According to Pokorny, the word comes from Illyrian (as represented in Italy by Messapic) and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Compare Ancient Greek φαλός (phalós, “white”), Sanskrit भाल (bhāla, “splendour”), Old Armenian բալ (bal, “fog”) and Old English bǣl (English bale). Almost identical to baltë. Thought to be from the same Illyrian substrate === Noun === blattea f (genitive blatteae); first declension muck, splatter clot of blood ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === “blattea”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.