Where does “explanans” come from?

explanans (English) comes from Latin explanans, from Latin explanō, from Latin planō, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.

explanans (English): A collection of propositions that, taken...

Definitions

A collection of propositions that, taken...

Ancestry of “explanans”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	explanans	flattening out; explaining, making plain
2	Latin	explanō	to flatten or spread out
3	Latin	planō	—
4	Latin	plānus	level, flat, even
5	Ancient Greek	πλάνος	wandering
6	Ancient Greek	πλανάω	to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
7	Proto-Indo-European	pl-néh₂-ti	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti →Every word from Ancient Greek πλανάω →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάνος →