Where does “planalto” come from?
planalto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Plano, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.
planalto (Portuguese): plateau
Definitions
- plateau
Ancestry of “planalto”, step by step
planalto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Plano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Plano | flat; level having the same height at all places |
| 2 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |