Where does “plantain” come from?
plantain (French) comes from Old French plantain, from Latin plantāgō, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
plantain (French): plantain, any plant of genus "Plantago"; plantain
Definitions
- plantain, any plant of genus "Plantago"; plantain
Ancestry of “plantain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | plantain | plantain, any plant of genus "Plantago" |
| 2 | Latin | plantāgō | — |
| 3 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |