Where does “Platonic solid” come from?
Platonic solid (English) comes from English Platonic, from English platonic, from Latin Platōnicus, from Latin Plato, from Ancient Greek Πλάτων, from Ancient Greek -ών, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt — sound, voice.
Platonic solid (English): Any of five convex polyhedra with congruent...
Definitions
- Any of five convex polyhedra with congruent...
Ancestry of “Platonic solid”, step by step
Platonic solid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Platonic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Platonic | Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher... |
| 2 | English | platonic | Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or... |
| 3 | Latin | Platōnicus | Platonic, of or pertaining to Plato; Platonist |
| 4 | Latin | Plato | Plato, a Greek philosopher |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Πλάτων | Plato |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ών | forms words for places |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 8 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 11 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 12 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 13 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via English solid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | solid | That can be picked up or held, having a texture,... |
| 2 | Middle French | solidité | — |
| 3 | Latin | soliditas | solidity |
| 4 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |