Etymology

ortet

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Today it means: The original single parent plant from which a clone ultimately derives. Full definition →

Latin ortus
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ortet · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromortus“origin”
  2. English todayortet

Coined by A. B. Stout in 1929 from Latin ortus (“origin”) + -et.

Ortet · proper noun2

  1. Occitan · derived fromOrtet
  2. French · borrowed fromOrtet
  3. English todayOrtet

Borrowed from French Ortet, itself from Occitan Ortet.

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