Where does “plānus” come from?

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

plānus (Latin): level, flat, even

Definitions

  1. level, flat, even

Ancestry of “plānus”, step by step

plānus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πλάνος

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

via Proto-Italic plānos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicplānos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-no-sflattened
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “plānus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti →Every word from Ancient Greek πλανάω →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάνος →