Where does “esplanade” come from?
esplanade (French) comes from Italian spianata, from Latin explanatus, from Latin explanō, from Latin planō, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.
esplanade (French): esplanade, plaza, square, piazza
Definitions
- esplanade, plaza, square, piazza
Ancestry of “esplanade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spianata | clearing; esplanade; feminine singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | explanatus | flattened; explained |
| 3 | Latin | explanō | to flatten or spread out |
| 4 | Latin | planō | — |
| 5 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |