Etymograph

English

Platon

Platon may come from French Platon.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentPlatonuncertain
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentPlatonuncertain
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from French Platon

Another origin of Platon

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleth₂-‘flat’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pléth₂us‘flat, broad’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*plətús‘wide, broad’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλᾰτῠ́ς‘broad’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠλάτωνPlátōn
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPlatōn
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Platon
  8. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French Platon / Platon

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