Where does “プラナリア” come from?

プラナリア (Japanese) comes from Translingual Planaria, from Late Latin planarius, from Latin plānum, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.

プラナリア (Japanese): planarian

Definitions

  1. planarian

Ancestry of “プラナリア”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPlanariagenus
2Late Latinplanariusrelating to a plane; pertaining to a plane; of or...
3Latinplānuma plain, level ground
4Latinplānuslevel, flat, even
5Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
6Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-tiEvery word from Ancient Greek πλανάωEvery word from Ancient Greek πλάνος