Where does “platitudinizer” come from?
platitudinizer (English) comes from English platitudinize, 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.
platitudinizer (English): One who platitudinizes
Definitions
- One who platitudinizes
Ancestry of “platitudinizer”, step by step
platitudinizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English platitudinize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | platitudinize | To utter one or more platitudes; to make obvious,... |
| 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |