Where does “plana” come from?
plana (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese plano, from Latin planus, from Proto-Italic plānos, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂-no-s, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
plana (Portuguese): feminine singular of plano
Definitions
- feminine singular of plano
Ancestry of “plana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | plano | flat; level; plane; plan |
| 2 | Latin | planus | level, flat, even; intelligible, clear; a tramp,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | plānos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂-no-s | flattened |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |