Where does “πλατύς” come from?

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

πλατύς (Greek): wide, broad

Definitions

  1. wide, broad

Ancestry of “πλατύς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →