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

  1. increasing, enlargement, multiplication,...

Ancestry of “πληθυσμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπληθύνωI increase, multiply; I make multiple; I use the...
2Ancient GreekπληθύςIonic and Epic form of πλῆθος
3Ancient GreekπίμπλημιI fill; I fill myself; I am full of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “πληθυσμός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek πίμπλημι →Every word from Ancient Greek πληθύς →