Where does “paltin” come from?
paltin (Aromanian) comes from Vulgar Latin platinus, from Latin platanus, from Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
paltin (Aromanian): plane tree
Ancestry of “paltin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | platinus | — |
| 2 | Latin | platanus | planetree, sycamore |
| 3 | Greek | πλάτανος | plane tree |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάτανος | planetree |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |