Where does “plante” come from?
plante (Danish) comes from Middle Low German plante, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
plante (Danish): plant; to plant
Definitions
- plant; to plant
Ancestry of “plante”, step by step
plante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German plante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | plante | — |
| 2 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |