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Where does “πληθώρη” come from?

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

πληθώρη (Ancient Greek): fullness; generation of blood or humors by the...

Definitions

  1. fullness; generation of blood or humors by the...

Ancestry of “πληθώρη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπλήθωI am or become full, I swell; I go through a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “πληθώρη”

  • plethora
  • plethory
  • plethoral
  • plethora
  • pletura
  • plétora
  • pléthore
  • plethora
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