Where does “plan” come from?

plan (Friulian) comes from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.

plan (Friulian): flat, level, plane; plane; plan

Definitions

  1. flat, level, plane; plane; plan

Ancestry of “plan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplānuslevel, flat, even
2Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
3Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-tiEvery word from Ancient Greek πλανάωEvery word from Ancient Greek πλάνος