Where does “explanada” come from?
explanada (Spanish) comes from Spanish esplanada, from Spanish esplanar, from Catalan pla, from French plan, from French plain, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos — to fill.
explanada (Spanish): esplanade, concourse
Definitions
- esplanade, concourse
Ancestry of “explanada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | esplanada | |
| 2 | Spanish | esplanar | to flatten |
| 3 | Catalan | pla | flat, even, level; paroxytone, stressed on the... |
| 4 | French | plan | plan; map; plane |
| 5 | French | plain | plane |
| 6 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 7 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |