Where does “plenism” come from?

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

plenism (English): The belief that all space is full of matter

Definitions

  1. The belief that all space is full of matter

Ancestry of “plenism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
2Proto-Italicplēnosfull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Italic plēnos →