Where does “Platonic” come from?
Platonic derives from English Platonic, referring to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophical teachings and ideas.
Platonic (English): Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher...
Ancestry of “Platonic”, step by step
Platonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English platonic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | platonic | Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or... |
| 2 | Latin | Platōnicus | Platonic, of or pertaining to Plato; Platonist |
| 3 | Latin | Plato | Plato, a Greek philosopher |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Πλάτων | Plato |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ών | forms words for places |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 7 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 10 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 11 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 12 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via Latin Platonicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Platonicus | Platonic, of or pertaining to Plato |