Where does “platitudinarianism” come from?
platitudinarianism (English) comes from English platitudinarian, from English platitude, from French platitude, from French plat, from Middle French plat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς — flat.
platitudinarianism (English): The tendency to use many platitudes in speaking or writing
Definitions
- The tendency to use many platitudes in speaking or writing
Ancestry of “platitudinarianism”, step by step
platitudinarianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English platitudinarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | platitudinarian | One who uses many platitudes in speaking or... |
| 2 | English | platitude | An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be... |
| 3 | French | platitude | flatness; blandness; lack of originality |
| 4 | French | plat | flat; a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat... |
| 5 | Middle French | plat | flat |
| 6 | Old French | plat | a footbridge |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |