Where does “Platonian” come from?
Platonian (English) comes from Romanian Platon, from Ancient Greek Πλάτων, from Ancient Greek -ών, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.
Platonian (English): Platonic
Definitions
- Platonic
Ancestry of “Platonian”, step by step
Platonian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian Platon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Platon | Plato |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Πλάτων | Plato |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ών | forms words for places |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 5 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 8 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 9 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via English grc:Πλάτων
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grc:Πλάτων | — |