Where does “πληθυσμός” come from?
πληθυσμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πληθύνω, from Ancient Greek πληθύς, from Ancient Greek πίμπλημι, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
πληθυσμός (Ancient Greek): increasing, enlargement, multiplication,...
Definitions
- increasing, enlargement, multiplication,...
Ancestry of “πληθυσμός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πληθύνω | I increase, multiply; I make multiple; I use the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πληθύς | Ionic and Epic form of πλῆθος |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πίμπλημι | I fill; I fill myself; I am full of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |