Where does “planting” come from?
Planting comes from Middle English planten, from Old English plantian, from Latin plantāre, derived from planta meaning sole of the foot or plant, tracing to Proto-Italic plāntā and Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂.
planting (English): A plant that has been freshly planted; The act...
Definitions
- A plant that has been freshly planted; The act...
Ancestry of “planting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plant | An organism that is not an animal, especially an... |
| 2 | Middle English | plante | — |
| 3 | Old English | plante | plant, shoot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *plantu | plant, shoot |
| 5 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |