Latin

plānus

‘level, flat, even’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin plānus.

22 English words in this record descend from Latin plānus, most familiar first.

• plan
• explain ← explanen ← explaner ← explanō ← planō
• plane ← plānum
• explanation ← explanatio ← explanō
• plain ← pleyn ← pleyn
• explanatory ← explānātōrius ← explānāt- ← explanō
• planar ← plānārius
• esplanade ← esplanada ← esplanar ← explānō
• unexplainable ← explanō
• explainable ← explanō
• llano
• planum

More words from plānus

• planitia
• planarian
• explanandum
• explanator
• explanans
• llanero
• planula
• planish
• planular
• planulate

Etymograph / Latin plānus