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
Ancestry of “platan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | πλάτανος | plane tree |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλάτανος | planetree |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |