Where does “salto plataforma” come from?
salto plataforma (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese salto, from Old Portuguese salto, from Latin saltus, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
salto plataforma (Portuguese): platform shoe with a thick sole
Definitions
- platform shoe with a thick sole
Ancestry of “salto plataforma”, step by step
salto plataforma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese salto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | salto | jump, leap; heel; waterfall |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | salto | — |
| 3 | Latin | saltus | A leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain... |
| 4 | Latin | saliō | to leap, jump, bound |
| 5 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |
via Portuguese plataforma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | plataforma | platform; a ramp for launching missiles or... |
| 2 | French | plate-forme | platform |
| 3 | Middle French | plateforme | a flat form |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |