Where does “plafon” come from?
plafon (Dutch) comes from Dutch plafond, from French plafond, from French plat, from Middle French plat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
plafon (Dutch): Alternative spelling of plafond
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of plafond
Ancestry of “plafon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | plafond | ceiling; maximum, upper limit |
| 2 | French | plafond | ceiling |
| 3 | French | plat | flat; a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat... |
| 4 | Middle French | plat | — |
| 5 | Old French | plat | a footbridge |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |