Where does “uniplanar” come from?
uniplanar (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.
uniplanar (English): Having, or lying in, a single plane
Definitions
- Having, or lying in, a single plane
Ancestry of “uniplanar”, step by step
uniplanar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English planar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | planar | Of or pertaining to a plane; Flat,... |
| 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 | — |