Where does “pleion” come from?

pleion (English) comes from Ancient Greek πλείων, from Proto-Hellenic *pleíhōn, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs — full.

pleion (English): A region of positive departure from a norm

Definitions

  1. A region of positive departure from a norm

Ancestry of “pleion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλείωνmore, comparative degree of πολύς; more; more,...
2Proto-Hellenic*pleíhōn—
3Proto-Indo-European*pléh₁yōsfull

Words derived from “pleion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pleíhōn →Every word from Ancient Greek πλείων →
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