Where does “sesquiplan” come from?
sesquiplan (Dutch) comes from English sesquiplane, from English plane, from Middle English plane, from Old French plane, from Latin platanus, from Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλατύς — flat.
sesquiplan (Dutch): sesquiplane
Definitions
- sesquiplane
Ancestry of “sesquiplan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sesquiplane | A biplane having one long wing and one short one... |
| 2 | English | plane | Of a surface: flat or level; A level or flat... |
| 3 | Middle English | plane | — |
| 4 | Old French | plane | — |
| 5 | Latin | platanus | planetree, sycamore |
| 6 | Greek | πλάτανος | plane tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλάτανος | planetree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |