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Where does “plenteousness” come from?

plenteousness (English) comes from English plenteous, from Middle English plentewos, from Old French plentiveus, from Old French plentif, from Old French plenté, from Latin plēnitātem, from Latin plenitas, from Latin plēnus — to fill.

plenteousness (English): An abundant supply; abundance

Definitions

  1. An abundant supply; abundance

Ancestry of “plenteousness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplenteousIn plenty; abundant; Having plenty; abounding;...
2Middle Englishplentewos—
3Old Frenchplentiveusfertile, rich
4Old Frenchplentifabundant
5Old Frenchplentéfullness; abundance; much; a lot
6Latinplēnitātem—
7LatinplenitasThe state of being full; fullness; abundance,...
8Latinplēnus—
9Proto-Italicplēnosfull
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →