Where does “colzat” come from?
colzat (Middle French) comes from Dutch koolzaad, from Middle Dutch coolsaet, from Dutch zaad, from Dutch plant, from Middle Dutch plante, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ — flat.
Ancestry of “colzat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koolzaad | colza |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | coolsaet | — |
| 3 | Dutch | zaad | seed; sperm, semen |
| 4 | Dutch | plant | plant, any member of the kingdom Plantae;... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | plante | — |
| 6 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |