Where does “galtaplè” come from?

galtaplè (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.

galtaplè (Catalan): full-cheeked

Definitions

  1. full-cheeked

Ancestry of “galtaplè”, step by step

galtaplè 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 galta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangaltacheek
2Old Catalangautacheek
3Vulgar Latin*ga(v)ota—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Italic plēnos →