Where does “plabic” come from?
plabic (English) comes from English planar, from Late Latin planarius, from Latin plānum, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.
plabic (English): planar and bicoloured
Definitions
- planar and bicoloured
Ancestry of “plabic”, step by step
plabic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English planar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | planar | Of or pertaining to a plane; Flat,... |
| 2 | Late Latin | planarius | relating to a plane; pertaining to a plane; of or... |
| 3 | Latin | plānum | a plain, level ground |
| 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 | — |
via English bicoloured
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bicoloured | Of two colours |
| 2 | English | bi- | API; two, paired, both; half |
| 3 | Latin | bi- | having two parts; occurring twice |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *dwi- | two, bi-, di |