Where does “explanate” come from?
explanate (English) comes from Latin explanatus, from Latin explanō, from Latin planō, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.
explanate (English): Flat; flattened
Definitions
- Flat; flattened
Ancestry of “explanate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | explanatus | flattened; explained |
| 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 | — |