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Where does “voortplanting” come from?

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

voortplanting (Dutch): procreation, reproduction

Definitions

  1. procreation, reproduction

Ancestry of “voortplanting”, step by step

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

Words derived from “voortplanting”

  • voortplanting
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