Etymology Explorer › English

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
3Latinplantō—
4Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
5Proto-Italicplāntā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “implant”

  • implantable
  • implanter
  • implantology
  • reimplant
  • postimplant
  • preimplant
  • periimplant
  • implantability
  • bioimplant
  • implantologist
  • implantee
  • nonimplant
  • reimplantable
  • unimplantable
  • implantological
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →