Where does “plenary” come from?
Plenary comes from Late Latin plenarius, derived from Latin plenus meaning "full," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- meaning "to fill."
plenary (English): Fully attended; for everyone's attendance;...
Definitions
- Fully attended; for everyone's attendance;...
Ancestry of “plenary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | plenarius | full, plenary; entire; absolute |
| 2 | Latin | plēnus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “plenary”