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Where does “πληθώρα” come from?

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

πληθώρα (Ancient Greek): plethora

Definitions

  1. plethora

Ancestry of “πληθώρα”, step by step

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

Words derived from “πληθώρα”

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