Where does “planlessly” come from?
planlessly (English) comes from English planless, from English plan, from French plan, from French plain, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
planlessly (English): Without a plan or scheme; aimlessly
Definitions
- Without a plan or scheme; aimlessly
Ancestry of “planlessly”, step by step
planlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English planless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | planless | Without a plan |
| 2 | English | plan | A drawing showing technical details of a... |
| 3 | French | plan | plan; map; plane |
| 4 | French | plain | plane |
| 5 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 6 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |