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Where does “voortplanting” come from?

voortplanting (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch voortplanting, from Dutch voortplanten, from Dutch planten, from Middle Dutch planten, from Old Dutch planton, from Old French planter, from Latin plantō, from Latin planta — flat.

voortplanting (Afrikaans): reproduction, procreation

Definitions

  1. reproduction, procreation

Ancestry of “voortplanting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoortplantingprocreation, reproduction
2Dutchvoortplantento procreate, to reproduce; to propagate
3Dutchplantento plant, place a seed or plant in suitably...
4Middle Dutchplantento plant; to plant, to secure in the ground
5Old Dutchplantonto plant; to found
6Old Frenchplanter—
7Latinplantō—
8Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
9Proto-Italicplāntā—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
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