Where does “overplenteous” come from?
overplenteous (English) comes from English plenteous, from Middle English plentewos, from Old French plentiveus, from Old French plentif, from Old French plenté, from Latin plēnitātem, from Latin plenitas, from Latin plēnus — to fill.
overplenteous (English): Excessively plenteous
Definitions
- Excessively plenteous
Ancestry of “overplenteous”, step by step
overplenteous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plenteous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plenteous | In plenty; abundant; Having plenty; abounding;... |
| 2 | Middle English | plentewos | — |
| 3 | Old French | plentiveus | fertile, rich |
| 4 | Old French | plentif | abundant |
| 5 | Old French | plenté | fullness; abundance; much; a lot |
| 6 | Latin | plēnitātem | — |
| 7 | Latin | plenitas | The state of being full; fullness; abundance,... |
| 8 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |