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Where does “πληθωρικός” come from?

πληθωρικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πληθώρα, from Ancient Greek πληθώρη, from Ancient Greek πλήθω, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Ancestry of “πληθωρικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπληθώραplethora
2Ancient Greekπληθώρηfullness; generation of blood or humors by the...
3Ancient GreekπλήθωI am or become full, I swell; I go through a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “πληθωρικός”

  • plethoric
  • plethorically
  • plethoricus
  • pletórico
  • pléthorique
  • pléthoriquement
  • pletoric
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