Where does “planarian” come from?
planarian (English) comes from Translingual Planaria, 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.
planarian (English): Any of various flatworms of the order Tricladida...
Definitions
- Any of various flatworms of the order Tricladida...
Ancestry of “planarian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Planaria | genus |
| 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 | — |