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Where does “Platane” come from?

Platane (German) comes from Latin platanus, from Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

Platane (German): plane, planetree

Definitions

  1. plane, planetree

Ancestry of “Platane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplatanusplanetree, sycamore
2Greekπλάτανοςplane tree
3Ancient Greekπλάτανοςplanetree
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “Platane”

  • platan
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