Where does “inimplantable” come from?
inimplantable (English) comes from English implantable, from English implant, from Middle French implanter, from Latin implanto, from Latin plantō, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ — flat.
Ancestry of “inimplantable”, step by step
inimplantable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English implantable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | implantable | Capable of being, or designed to be, implanted; A... |
| 2 | English | implant | To fix firmly or set securely or deeply; To... |
| 3 | Middle French | implanter | — |
| 4 | Latin | implanto | I implant, put in, add |
| 5 | Latin | plantō | to plant, set |
| 6 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |