Where does “explanatio” come from?
explanatio (Latin) 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.
explanatio (Latin): explanation, interpretation; exposition;...
Definitions
- explanation, interpretation; exposition;...
Ancestry of “explanatio”, step by step
explanatio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin explanō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | explanō | to flatten or spread out |
| 2 | Latin | planō | — |
| 3 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |
via Latin explānāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | explānāre | — |