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Păltinoasa
Păltinoasa comes from Romanian paltin ‘sycamore maple’, from Latin platanus ‘plane tree’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek πλάτανος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλάτανος‘planetree’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplatanus‘plane tree’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*plātinusreconstructed
- Romanianc. 1500–presentpaltin‘sycamore maple’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentPăltinoasa
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλάτανος‘planetree’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplatanus‘plane tree’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*plātinusreconstructed
- Romanianc. 1500–presentpaltin‘sycamore maple’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentPăltinoasa
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- ‘flat’
flat, plate, lateral, platinum, piazza, plat, flan, plaice, 15 more
through Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς ‘broad’
through Latin platanus ‘plane tree’
Today it means
name A commune and village in Suceava County, Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πλάτανος / Păltinoasa