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Where does “Plantago” come from?

Plantago (Translingual) comes from Latin plantāgō, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

Ancestry of “Plantago”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Plantago”

  • plantagonine
  • plantaginaceous
  • Plantaginaceae
  • Plantagineae
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