Where does “esplanada” come from?
esplanada (Spanish) comes from Spanish esplanar, from Catalan pla, from French plan, from French plain, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
Definitions
Ancestry of “esplanada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | esplanar | to flatten |
| 2 | Catalan | pla | flat, even, level; paroxytone, stressed on the... |
| 3 | French | plan | plan; map; plane |
| 4 | French | plain | plane |
| 5 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 6 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |