Where does “plenary indulgence” come from?
plenary indulgence (English) comes from English indulgence, from French indulgence, from Latin indulgentia, from Latin indulgēns, from Latin indulgeo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
plenary indulgence (English): An indulgence that remits all of a person’s sins, and thus the whole of their time in purgatory
Definitions
- An indulgence that remits all of a person’s sins, and thus the whole of their time in purgatory
Ancestry of “plenary indulgence”, step by step
plenary indulgence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indulgence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indulgence | the act of indulging; tolerance; catering to... |
| 2 | French | indulgence | leniency, clemency |
| 3 | Latin | indulgentia | leniency, concession, pardon; kindness,... |
| 4 | Latin | indulgēns | indulging, indulgent |
| 5 | Latin | indulgeo | to be kind or courteous (to); to be inclined (to); give free rein (to) |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |