Where does “semiplè” come from?

semiplè (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.

semiplè (Catalan): incomplete

Definitions

  1. incomplete

Ancestry of “semiplè”, step by step

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