Where does “platitudinize” come from?
platitudinize (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
platitudinize (English): To utter one or more platitudes; to make obvious,...
Definitions
- To utter one or more platitudes; to make obvious,...
Ancestry of “platitudinize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | platitude | An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be... |
| 2 | French | platitude | flatness; blandness; lack of originality |
| 3 | French | plat | flat; a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat... |
| 4 | Middle French | plat | — |
| 5 | Old French | plat | a footbridge |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
Words derived from “platitudinize”