Where does “πλάτανος” come from?

πλάτανος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

πλάτανος (Ancient Greek): planetree

Definitions

  1. planetree

Ancestry of “πλάτανος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “πλάτανος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →