Where does “Plains” come from?
Plains derives from Old French plain, from Latin planum meaning flat or level, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-.
Plains (English): plural of plain; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of plain; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “Plains”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | plain | Flat, level; Simple; Obvious |
| 2 | Middle English | pleyn | clear; unambiguous |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | pleyn | Alternative form of plein |
| 4 | Old French | playn | — |
| 5 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 6 | Latin | plēnus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “Plains”