Where does “plafonnement” come from?
plafonnement (French) comes from French plafonner, from French plafond, 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.
plafonnement (French): cap, capping, setting an upper limit
Definitions
- cap, capping, setting an upper limit
Ancestry of “plafonnement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | plafonner | to cap; to reach one's upper limit |
| 2 | French | plafond | ceiling |
| 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 |