Where does “plantian” come from?
plantian (Old English) comes from Latin plantō, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
plantian (Old English): to plant
Definitions
- to plant
Ancestry of “plantian”, step by step
plantian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin plantō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | plantō | to plant, set |
| 2 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |
via Latin plantāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | plantāre | — |