Where does “plafom” come from?

plafom (Portuguese) comes from French plafond, from French plat, from Middle French plat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

plafom (Portuguese): upper limit typically of a credit or debit card

Definitions

  1. upper limit typically of a credit or debit card

Ancestry of “plafom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplafondceiling
2Frenchplatflat; a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat...
3Middle Frenchplatflat
4Old Frenchplata footbridge
5Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-