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-tiEvery word from Ancient Greek πλανάωEvery word from Ancient Greek πλάνος