Where does “Platanaceae” come from?

Platanaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Platanus, 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.

Platanaceae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Platanaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPlatanusgenus
2Latinplatanusplanetree, sycamore
3Greekπλάτανοςplane tree
4Ancient Greekπλάτανοςplanetree
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς