Where does “plenteous” come from?
Plenteous comes from Middle English plentevous, from Old French plentiveus, from Old French plentif, from Old French plenté meaning "fullness," from Latin plenitatem, the accusative of plenus meaning "full," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-.
plenteous (English): In plenty; abundant; Having plenty; abounding;...
Definitions
- In plenty; abundant; Having plenty; abounding;...
Ancestry of “plenteous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | plentewos | — |
| 2 | Old French | plentiveus | fertile, rich |
| 3 | Old French | plentif | abundant |
| 4 | Old French | plenté | fullness; abundance; much; a lot |
| 5 | Latin | plēnitātem | — |
| 6 | Latin | plenitas | The state of being full; fullness; abundance,... |
| 7 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |