Where does “ple” come from?

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

ple (Catalan): full containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available

Definitions

  1. full containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available

Ancestry of “ple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanplefull
2Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
3Proto-Italicplēnosfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “ple”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Italic plēnos →
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