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
- a plane tree
Ancestry of “plataner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | plàtan | a planetree, especially the London plane (Platanus × acerifolia) |
| 2 | Spanish | plátano | banana; plantain; sycamore, plane |
| 3 | Latin | platanus | planetree, sycamore |
| 4 | Greek | πλάτανος | plane tree |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλάτανος | planetree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |