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plante

/plɑ̃t/

noun, feminine/plɑ̃t/plural: plantes

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”).

noun, feminine/plɑ̃t/plural: plantes

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.