Where does “flatform” come from?
flatform (English) comes from English flat, from Scots flet, from Middle English flet, from Old English flet, from Proto-Germanic flatją, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.
flatform (English): A type of shoe with a flat platform sole
Definitions
- A type of shoe with a flat platform sole
Ancestry of “flatform”, step by step
flatform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flat | Having no variations in height; Without... |
| 2 | Scots | flet | inner part of a house |
| 3 | Middle English | flet | the floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,... |
| 4 | Old English | flet | the floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flatją | a level surface; level ground; the floor of a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flataz | flat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plÁt- | — |
via English platform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | platform | A raised stage from which speeches are made and... |
| 2 | Middle French | plateforme | a flat form |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |