Where does “queerplatonic” come from?
queerplatonic (English) comes 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, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.
queerplatonic (English): Not romantic and not sexual, but sharing a...
Definitions
- Not romantic and not sexual, but sharing a...
Ancestry of “queerplatonic”, step by step
queerplatonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English platonic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | platonic | Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or... |
| 2 | Latin | Platōnicus | Platonic, of or pertaining to Plato; Platonist |
| 3 | Latin | Plato | Plato, a Greek philosopher |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Πλάτων | Plato |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ών | forms words for places |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 7 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 10 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 11 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 12 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via English queer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | queer | Weird, odd or different; whimsical; Slightly... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | queer | oblique, off-center |
| 3 | Old Saxon | thwerh | contrary, against; bent, crooked |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *þwerh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þwerhaz | cross, adverse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þerh- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |