planto-

prefix

Plantar; related to the foot.

OriginLatin planta ← Proto-Italic *plānktā ← Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂ →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. Plantar; related to the foot.

Origin

  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. Englishplanto-

Ultimately from Latin planta (“sole of the foot”) with the interfix -o-

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Cite this entry
APA

planto-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planto-

MLA

“planto-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planto-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planto-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planto-.

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