Where does “plana” come from?
plana (English) comes from English planum, from Latin plānum, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.
plana (English): plural of planum
Ancestry of “plana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | planum | any flat surface; a plain or plateau on a moon or... |
| 2 | Latin | plānum | — |
| 3 | Latin | plānus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |