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Where does “plantaginaceous” come from?

plantaginaceous (English) comes from Translingual Plantaginaceae, from Translingual Plantago, from Latin plantāgō, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

plantaginaceous (English): Of or relating to the family Plantaginaceae of...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the family Plantaginaceae of...

Ancestry of “plantaginaceous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPlantaginaceae—
2TranslingualPlantago—
3Latinplantāgō—
4Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
5Proto-Italicplāntā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →