Where does “explanar” come from?

explanar (Interlingua) comes from Latin explanō, from Latin planō, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.

explanar (Interlingua): to explain

Definitions

  1. to explain

Ancestry of “explanar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexplanōto flatten or spread out
2Latinplanō—
3Latinplānuslevel, flat, even
4Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
5Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti →Every word from Ancient Greek πλανάω →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάνος →