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Where does “plattform” come from?

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

plattform (Swedish): platform, a particular type of operating system...

Definitions

  1. platform, a particular type of operating system...

Ancestry of “plattform”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →