Where does “plataner” come from?

plataner (Catalan) comes from Catalan plàtan, from Spanish plátano, 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.

plataner (Catalan): a plane tree

Definitions

  1. a plane tree

Ancestry of “plataner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanplàtana planetree, especially the London plane (Platanus × acerifolia)
2Spanishplátanobanana; plantain; sycamore, plane
3Latinplatanusplanetree, sycamore
4Greekπλάτανοςplane tree
5Ancient Greekπλάτανοςplanetree
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς