Where does “Păltinișanu” come from?
Păltinișanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Păltiniș, from Romanian paltin, from Vulgar Latin platinus, from Latin platanus, from Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
Ancestry of “Păltinișanu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Păltiniș | sycamore maple grove |
| 2 | Romanian | paltin | sycamore maple |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | platinus | — |
| 4 | Latin | platanus | planetree, sycamore |
| 5 | Greek | πλάτανος | plane tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλάτανος | planetree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |