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Where does “llano” come from?

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

llano (English): A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America

Definitions

  1. A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America

Ancestry of “llano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishllanoeven; flat; level; plain; straightforward
2Latinplānus—
3Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
4Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti →