plante

plante is feminine in French.

sole of the foot

Inherited from Old French, inherited from Latin planta (“sole of the foot”), from Proto-Italic *plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from *pleh₂- (“flat”).

plante is feminine in French.

plant

Related: plante d'intérieur

Borrowed from Medieval Latin planta (of the same origin as the above etymology), or possibly partly derived from the verb planter. Doublet of clan.