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Where does “spianata” come from?

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

spianata (Italian): clearing; esplanade; feminine singular of...

Definitions

  1. clearing; esplanade; feminine singular of...

Ancestry of “spianata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexplanatusflattened; explained
2Latinexplanō—
3Latinplanō—
4Latinplānus—
5Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
6Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti—

Words derived from “spianata”

  • esplanade
  • esplanaded
  • esplanade
  • Esplanade
  • esplanada
  • esplanade
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