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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

Definitions

  1. plural of planum

Ancestry of “plana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishplanumany flat surface; a plain or plateau on a moon or...
2Latinplānum—
3Latinplānus—
4Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
5Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti →