myEtymology.com: French etymology of plantation

Etymology of the French word plantation

the French word plantation

derived from the Latin word plantatio (propagation from cuttings; planting, transplanting)

derived from the Latin word plantatus

derived from the Latin word plantare (propagate from cuttings; set out, transplant)

Dutch plantage, English plantation, German Plantage, Italian piantazione, Norwegian plantasje, Portuguese plantação, Spanish plantacion, Swedish plantage