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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

  1. In plenty; abundant; Having plenty; abounding;...

Ancestry of “plenteous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishplentewos—
2Old Frenchplentiveusfertile, rich
3Old Frenchplentifabundant
4Old Frenchplentéfullness; abundance; much; a lot
5Latinplēnitātem—
6LatinplenitasThe state of being full; fullness; abundance,...
7Latinplēnus—
8Proto-Italicplēnosfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “plenteous”

  • plenteously
  • plenteousness
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