Plantain Definition
- Musa paradisiaca
- plantain tree
Other Word Forms of Plantain
Noun
Origin of Plantain
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From Anglo-Norman plainteine et al., Old French plaintain, from Latin plantaginem (“plantain"), accusative of plantāgō, from planta (“sole"), because of the broad, flat shape of the plantain leaves.
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Middle English from Old French from Latin plantāgō plantāgin- from planta sole of the foot (from its broad leaves) plat- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Spanish plátano, plántano plane tree, plantain from Latin platanus plane4
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Spanish plantano, obsolete variant of plátano, from Galibi Carib platana (“banana").
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