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Where does “supplanter” come from?

supplanter (Old French) comes from Latin supplantō, from Latin plantō, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

supplanter (Old French): to supplant

Definitions

  1. to supplant

Ancestry of “supplanter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsupplantō—
2Latinplantō—
3Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
4Proto-Italicplāntā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “supplanter”

  • supplant
  • supplanter
  • supplantation
  • supplantable
  • supplanteth
  • supplantest
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