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Where does “plantwise” come from?

plantwise (English) comes from English plant, from Middle English plante, from Old English plante, from Proto-West Germanic *plantu, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

plantwise (English): In the manner of a plant; In terms of plants

Definitions

  1. In the manner of a plant; In terms of plants

Ancestry of “plantwise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplantAn organism that is not an animal, especially an...
2Middle Englishplante—
3Old Englishplanteplant, shoot
4Proto-West Germanic*plantu—
5Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
6Proto-Italicplāntā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →