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Where does “planta” come from?

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

planta (Faroese): plant; to plant

Definitions

  1. plant; to plant

Ancestry of “planta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “planta”

  • plantuslag
  • plantuolja
  • plantuætt
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