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Where does “preimplant” come from?

preimplant (English) comes from English implant, from Middle French implanter, from Latin implanto, from Latin plantō, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

preimplant (English): Before an implant is fitted

Definitions

  1. Before an implant is fitted

Ancestry of “preimplant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimplantTo fix firmly or set securely or deeply; To...
2Middle Frenchimplanter—
3LatinimplantoI implant, put in, add
4Latinplantō—
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- →