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Where does “plateforme” come from?

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

plateforme (Middle French): a flat form

Definitions

  1. a flat form

Ancestry of “plateforme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “plateforme”

  • platform
  • multiplatform
  • platforming
  • intraplatform
  • platformer
  • interplatform
  • periplatform
  • platformlike
  • platformy
  • platformless
  • platformist
  • platformward
  • multi-platform
  • nanoplatform
  • プラットホーム
  • platform
  • boorplatform
  • 플랫폼
  • פלטפורמה
  • platfform
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