Editing Plantago (section)

=== Etymology ===
The genus name ''Plantago'' descends from the classical [[Latin]] name {{lang|la|plantago}}, which in classical Latin meant some ''Plantago'' species, including ''[[Plantago major]]'' and ''[[Plantago media]]''. In Latin the name was formed from the classical Latin word {{lang|la|planta}} = "sole of the foot". The name was so formed in Latin because the leaves of these species grow out near flat at ground level. The suffix {{lang|la|-ago}} in Latin means "a sort of".<ref>"Plantago" in [https://books.google.com/books?id=NJ6PyhVuecwC&q=plantago ''The Names of Plants''], by David Gledhill, year 2008. Compare the definitions of "planta", "plantago" and "plantarium" in [http://athirdway.com/glossa/ Lewis and Short's Latin-English Dictionary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029155201/http://athirdway.com/glossa/ |date=2009-10-29 }}. See "planta" at [http://www.latin-dictionary.net/definition/30658/planta-plantae Latin-Dictionary.net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911142243/http://latin-dictionary.net/definition/30658/planta-plantae |date=2014-09-11 }}.</ref>