Where does “planta” come from?

Planta derives from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, ultimately from the root pleh₂-.

planta (English): The sole of the foot

Definitions

  1. The sole of the foot

Ancestry of “planta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
2Proto-Italicplāntā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic plāntā →