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Where does “plataforma” come from?

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

plataforma (Portuguese): platform; a ramp for launching missiles or...

Definitions

  1. platform; a ramp for launching missiles or...

Ancestry of “plataforma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplate-formeplatform
2Middle Frenchplateformea flat form
3Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “plataforma”

  • monoplataforma
  • multiplataforma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →