Where does “plan” come from?
plan (French) comes from French plain, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
plan (French): plan; map; plane
Definitions
- plan; map; plane
Ancestry of “plan”, step by step
plan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French plain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plain | plane |
| 2 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 3 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Latin planta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
via Middle French plant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | plant | — |