Where does “paltin” come from?

paltin (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin platinus, from Latin platanus, from Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

paltin (Romanian): sycamore maple

Definitions

  1. sycamore maple

Ancestry of “paltin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinplatinus
2Latinplatanusplanetree, sycamore
3Greekπλάτανοςplane tree
4Ancient Greekπλάτανοςplanetree
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “paltin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς