Where does “platan” come from?

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

platan (Aromanian): plane tree

Definitions

  1. plane tree

Ancestry of “platan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπλάτανοςplane tree
2Ancient Greekπλάτανοςplanetree
3Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →