Etymology

replant

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Today it means: To plant again, especially to plant in a different place, using different plants, or in a different design. Full definition →

English plant ← Middle English plante ← Old English plante
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂
  10. Proto-Italic*plāntā?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂k-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂
  13. Proto-Italic*plānktā
  14. Latinplanta
  15. Proto-West Germanic*plantu
  16. Old Englishplante
  17. Middle Englishplante
  18. Englishplant
  19. English todayreplant

From re- + plant.

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