Where does “planta” come from?

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

planta (Welsh): to reproduce, to procreate

Definitions

  1. to reproduce, to procreate

Ancestry of “planta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshplantchildren, young people
2Old Welshplantchildren
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 →