Where does “caraplè” come from?

caraplè (Catalan) comes from Catalan ple, from Old Occitan ple, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

caraplè (Catalan): full-faced having a round or chubby face

Definitions

  1. full-faced having a round or chubby face

Ancestry of “caraplè”, step by step

caraplè traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan ple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanplefull containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available
2Old Occitanplefull
3Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
4Proto-Italicplēnosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Catalan cara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancaraface; heads; face, surface
2Vulgar Latincaraface
3Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
4Proto-Hellenic*kárahə
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Italic plēnos