Where does “πλάτανος” come from?

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

πλάτανος (Greek): plane tree

Definitions

  1. plane tree

Ancestry of “πλάτανος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλάτανοςplanetree
2Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “πλάτανος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς