Where does “plants” come from?
plants (French) comes from French plant, from French planter, from Old French planter, from Latin plantō, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
plants (French): plural of plant
Definitions
- plural of plant
Ancestry of “plants”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plant | seedling; young plant or plantation |
| 2 | French | planter | to plant; to drive in; to pitch |
| 3 | Old French | planter | — |
| 4 | Latin | plantō | to plant, set |
| 5 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |