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Where does “semiplatonic” come from?

semiplatonic (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.

semiplatonic (English): Between platonic love and romantic or sexual love

Definitions

  1. Between platonic love and romantic or sexual love

Ancestry of “semiplatonic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplatonicNeither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or...
2LatinPlatōnicus—
3LatinPlato—
4Ancient GreekΠλάτωνPlato
5Ancient Greek-ώνforms words for places
6Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
7Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
8Hungarianönyou
9Hungarianön-self-
10Turkishönfront
11Ottoman Turkishاوك—
12Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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