Where does “planophile” come from?
planophile (English) comes from English Plano, from Spanish plano, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.
planophile (English): Having the leaves more or less horizontal
Definitions
- Having the leaves more or less horizontal
Ancestry of “planophile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Plano | Of lenses: flat; having no curvature; not serving to correct the vision |
| 2 | Spanish | plano | plane, level; flat; plane |
| 3 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 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 | — |