Where does “planta” come from?

planta (Tagalog) comes from Spanish planta, from Old Spanish planta, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

planta (Tagalog): plant

Definitions

  1. plant

Ancestry of “planta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishplantaplant; floor, level; sole
2Old Spanishplanta—
3Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
4Proto-Italicplāntā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic plāntā →