Where does “Plattformökonomie” come from?
Plattformökonomie (German) comes from German Ökonomie, from Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία, from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Plattformökonomie (German): platform economy an economic system where digital platforms facilitate interactions and transactions between different parties
Definitions
- platform economy an economic system where digital platforms facilitate interactions and transactions between different parties
Ancestry of “Plattformökonomie”, step by step
Plattformökonomie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ökonomie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ökonomie | economy; economics |
| 2 | Latin | oeconomia | The management of household affairs; arrangement,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονομία | the management of a household or family,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονόμος | one who manages a household, the master of the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via German Plattform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Plattform | platform |
| 2 | French | plateforme | Alternative form of plate-forme |
| 3 | French | plate-forme | platform |
| 4 | Middle French | plateforme | a flat form |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |