Etymology

transplant

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Today it means: To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place. Full definition →

Middle English transplaunten ← Old French transplanter ← Late Latin transplantare
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromtransplantare
  2. Old French · derived fromtransplanter
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtransplaunten
  4. English todaytransplant

From Middle English transplaunten, from Old French transplanter, from Late Latin transplantare, equivalent to trans- + plant.

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