Where does “Plattform” come from?
Plattform (German) comes from French plateforme, from French plate-forme, from Middle French plateforme, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
Plattform (German): platform
Definitions
- platform
Ancestry of “Plattform”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plateforme | Alternative form of plate-forme |
| 2 | French | plate-forme | platform |
| 3 | Middle French | plateforme | a flat form |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |