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Where does “explano” come from?

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

Ancestry of “explano”, step by step

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