Where does “plafonare” come from?
plafonare (Romanian) comes from Romanian plafona, from French plafonner, from French plafond, from French plat, from Middle French plat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς — flat.
plafonare (Romanian): capping
Definitions
- capping
Ancestry of “plafonare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | plafona | to cap |
| 2 | French | plafonner | to cap; to reach one's upper limit |
| 3 | French | plafond | ceiling |
| 4 | French | plat | flat; a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat... |
| 5 | Middle French | plat | flat |
| 6 | Old French | plat | a footbridge |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |