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Where does “plantule” come from?

plantule (English) comes from French plantule, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

plantule (English): The embryo which has begun its development in the...

Definitions

  1. The embryo which has begun its development in the...

Ancestry of “plantule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplantule—
2Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
3Proto-Italicplāntā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
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