Where does “implant” come from?

Implant comes from Middle French implanter, from Latin implanto meaning to graft or set in, composed of the prefix in- and planto, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to set or place.

implant (English): To fix firmly or set securely or deeply; To...

Definitions

  1. To fix firmly or set securely or deeply; To...

Ancestry of “implant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchimplanter—
2LatinimplantoI implant, put in, add
3Latinplantōto plant, set
4Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
5Proto-Italicplāntā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “implant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic plāntā →