Where does “platform” come from?

platform (Hungarian) comes from German Plattform, 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.

platform (Hungarian): platform

Definitions

platform

Ancestry of “platform”, step by step

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

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