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Where does “monopiattaforma” come from?

monopiattaforma (Italian) comes from Italian piattaforma, from French plate-forme, from Middle French plateforme, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

monopiattaforma (Italian): single-platform

Definitions

  1. single-platform

Ancestry of “monopiattaforma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianpiattaformaA platform
2Frenchplate-formeplatform
3Middle Frenchplateformea flat form
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →