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