English word plant comes from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-, Proto-Indo-European *plat, Latvian plāns, and later Latin planta (A plant. A shoot, twig, sprout. The sole (of the foot).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *pleh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *plat | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| plāns | Latvian (lav) | (dialectal) barn floor, threshing floor (syn. klons) (of texts) plan (concise sequential formulation of the structure of a text). (usually in the locative, with , , etc.) plane (level of importance). Plan (a future event worked out in detail; the corresponding text or document). Plan (intention, idea, thoughts about the future realization of some course of action). Plan, map (a drawing [...] |
| *plāntā | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| planta | Latin (lat) | A plant. A shoot, twig, sprout. The sole (of the foot). |
| plante | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| plante | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| plant | English (en) | (US, dialect) A young oyster suitable for transplanting.. (botany) An organism of the kingdom Plantae; now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.. (botany) An organism that is [...] |