Where does “Πλήθων” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Πλήθων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλῆθοςa large number of things, a great number;...
2Ancient GreekπλήθωI am or become full, I swell; I go through a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “Πλήθων

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek πλήθωEvery word from Ancient Greek πλῆθος