The term 'single-platform' is a compound word formed from 'single' and 'platform'. 'Single' originates from Latin 'singulus', meaning 'one, alone'. 'Platform' comes from Middle French 'plateforme', meaning 'flat form'.

'Single' and 'platform' were combined in modern English to describe software or systems that operate on one type of platform.

Initially, 'platform' referred to a physical structure, but in modern usage, it often refers to a digital or software environment.