Where does “triplanar” come from?

triplanar (English) comes from English planar, 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.

triplanar (English): Composed of, or relating to, three planes

Definitions

  1. Composed of, or relating to, three planes

Ancestry of “triplanar”, step by step

triplanar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English planar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplanarOf or pertaining to a plane; Flat,...
2Late Latinplanariusrelating to a plane; pertaining to a plane; of or...
3Latinplānuma plain, level ground
4Latinplānuslevel, flat, even
5Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
6Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti
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