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Where does “plenipotent” come from?

plenipotent (English) comes from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

plenipotent (English): Possessing full power

Definitions

  1. Possessing full power

Ancestry of “plenipotent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplēnus—
2Proto-Italicplēnosfull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →