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Where does “πληθύς” come from?

πληθύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πίμπλημι, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

πληθύς (Ancient Greek): Ionic and Epic form of πλῆθος

Definitions

  1. Ionic and Epic form of πλῆθος

Ancestry of “πληθύς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπίμπλημιI fill; I fill myself; I am full of
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “πληθύς”

  • πληθύω
  • πληθύνω
  • πληθυσμός
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →