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Where does “platonique” come from?

platonique (French) comes from French Platon, from Latin Plato, from Ancient Greek Πλάτων, from Ancient Greek -ών, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön- — sound, voice.

platonique (French): Platonic; platonic

Definitions

  1. Platonic; platonic

Ancestry of “platonique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchPlaton—
2LatinPlato—
3Ancient GreekΠλάτωνPlato
4Ancient Greek-ώνforms words for places
5Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
6Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
7Hungarianönyou
8Hungarianön-self-
9Turkishönfront
10Ottoman Turkishاوك—
11Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “platonique”

  • platoniquement
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