Where does “plantensterol” come from?

plantensterol (Dutch) comes from Dutch plant, from Middle Dutch plante, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

plantensterol (Dutch): phytosterol

Definitions

  1. phytosterol

Ancestry of “plantensterol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplantplant, any member of the kingdom Plantae;...
2Middle Dutchplante—
3Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
4Proto-Italicplāntā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →