Where does “platan” come from?

platan (English) comes from Latin platanus, from Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

platan (English): A planetree

Definitions

  1. A planetree

Ancestry of “platan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplatanusplanetree, sycamore
2Greekπλάτανοςplane tree
3Ancient Greekπλάτανοςplanetree
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →