Where does “plantigrade” come from?
plantigrade (English) comes from French plantigrade, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
plantigrade (English): Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the...
Definitions
- Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the...
Ancestry of “plantigrade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plantigrade | plantigrade |
| 2 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |