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Where does “Plan” come from?

Plan (German) comes from French plan, 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 (German): project; plan; technical drawing or diagram

Definitions

  1. project; plan; technical drawing or diagram

Ancestry of “Plan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplanplan; map; plane
2Frenchplainplane
3Old Frenchplainfull; plain; flat
4Latinplēnus—
5Proto-Italicplēnosfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “Plan”

  • bauplan
  • плангерд
  • Stundenplan
  • Fahrplan
  • Planwirtschaft
  • Stadtplan
  • Satzbauplan
  • Bauplan
  • außerplanmäßig
  • planmäßig
  • Planherd
  • planlos
  • plāns
  • plānums
  • plānus
  • plāna
  • plan
  • planlegging
  • planovergang
  • plankart
  • planlegge
  • plan
  • planovergang
  • plan
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