Where does “planter” come from?
planter (Catalan) comes from Catalan planta, from Old Occitan planta, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
planter (Catalan): nursery place where young plants are cultivated
Definitions
- nursery place where young plants are cultivated
Ancestry of “planter”, step by step
planter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan planta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | planta | plant; sole; physical aspect or impression of a... |
| 2 | Old Occitan | planta | — |
| 3 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |
via Latin plantarium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | plantarium | nursery |
| 2 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 3 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |