Where does “terre plein” come from?
terre plein (French) comes from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.
Ancestry of “terre plein”, step by step
terre plein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin plānus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |