Where does “plantel” come from?
plantel (Portuguese) comes from Spanish plantel, from Catalan planter, from Catalan planta, from Old Occitan planta, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
plantel (Portuguese): squad; roster; team
Ancestry of “plantel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | plantel | schoolhouse; staff, personnel; squad; team |
| 2 | Catalan | planter | — |
| 3 | Catalan | planta | plant; sole; physical aspect or impression of a... |
| 4 | Old Occitan | planta | — |
| 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 |