Etymology

plantlike

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Today it means: Having characteristics of a plant. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English plant
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂
  5. Proto-Italic*plāntā?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂k-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂
  8. Proto-Italic*plānktā
  9. Latinplanta
  10. Proto-West Germanic*plantu
  11. Old Englishplante
  12. Middle Englishplante
  13. Englishplant
  14. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  15. Proto-Germanic*līką
  16. English todayplantlike

From plant + -like.

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