Where does “pedraplén” come from?

pedraplén (Spanish) comes from Spanish terraplén, from French terre plein, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.

pedraplén (Spanish): rockfill compacted rock used to prevent erosion or flooding

Definitions

  1. rockfill compacted rock used to prevent erosion or flooding

Ancestry of “pedraplén”, step by step

pedraplén traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish terraplén

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishterraplénembankment; fill
2Frenchterre plein
3Latinplānuslevel, flat, even
4Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
5Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti

via Spanish piedra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpiedrastone; flint; hailstone
2Old SpanishpiedraA piece of stone; a rock or pebble
3Latinpetrastone, rock
4Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-tiEvery word from Ancient Greek πλανάωEvery word from Ancient Greek πλάνος