Where does “supplant” come from?
Supplant comes from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantāre meaning to trip up or overthrow, derived from planta meaning sole of the foot, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂-.
supplant (English): To take the place of; to replace, to supersede;...
Definitions
- To take the place of; to replace, to supersede;...
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