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Where does “plana” come from?

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

Ancestry of “plana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplānus—
2Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
3Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti →