Where does “plataforma” come from?
plataforma (Spanish) 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 (Spanish): platform
Ancestry of “plataforma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | plate-forme | platform |
| 2 | Middle French | plateforme | a flat form |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
Words derived from “plataforma”