Where does “plátano” come from?

plátano (Spanish) comes 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.

plátano (Spanish): banana; plantain; sycamore, plane

Definitions

  1. banana; plantain; sycamore, plane

Ancestry of “plátano”, step by step

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

Words derived from “plátano”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →