Where does “plánchlár” come from?
plánchlár (Irish) comes from Irish plána, from English plane, from Middle English plane, from Old French plane, from Latin platanus, from Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλατύς — flat.
plánchlár (Irish): plane table
Definitions
- plane table
Ancestry of “plánchlár”, step by step
plánchlár traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish plána
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | plána | flat surface, plane; plane |
| 2 | English | plane | Of a surface: flat or level; A level or flat... |
| 3 | Middle English | plane | — |
| 4 | Old French | plane | — |
| 5 | Latin | platanus | planetree, sycamore |
| 6 | Greek | πλάτανος | plane tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλάτανος | planetree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via Irish Clár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Clár | board, plank |
| 2 | Old Irish | clár | board, plank; stave; gameboard |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | klārom | table; plank, board, table |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂ro- | plank |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |
via English plane table
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plane table | A particular kind of instrument used by surveyors... |
| 2 | English | plain table | — |