Where does “transplantee” come from?
transplantee (English) comes from English transplant, from Middle English transplaunten, from Old French transplanter, from Latin transplantare — present active infinitive of trānsplantō;...
transplantee (English): Someone who is receiving, or has received, an...
Definitions
- Someone who is receiving, or has received, an...
Ancestry of “transplantee”, step by step
transplantee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transplant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transplant | To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place |
| 2 | Middle English | transplaunten | — |
| 3 | Old French | transplanter | — |
| 4 | Latin | transplantare | present active infinitive of trānsplantō;... |