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Where does “platano” come from?

platano (Italian) 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.

platano (Italian): plane, planetree; the wood of such tree; plantain

Definitions

  1. plane, planetree; the wood of such tree; plantain

Ancestry of “platano”, 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 “platano”

  • plataneto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →