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
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Etymograph / Latin plānus