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

  1. Fully attended; for everyone's attendance;...

Ancestry of “plenary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinplenariusfull, plenary; entire; absolute
2Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
3Proto-Italicplēnosfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “plenary

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Italic plēnos