myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of platano

Etymology of the Italian word platano

the Italian word platano

derived from the Latin word platanus (plane-tree)

derived from the Greek word platanos, πλάτανος

derived from the Greek word platus, πλατύς (flat; spread out 'flat' ('plot'); broad)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *plat-

Dutch plataan, English plane, French platane, German Platane, Latin platanus, Lithuanian platanas, Norwegian platan, Provençal platani, Russian плaтaн, Swedish platan