Where does “plentitude” come from?
plentitude (English) comes from English plenitude, from Middle English plenitude, from Latin plenitudo, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
plentitude (English): Abundance, fullness, completeness; an instance of...
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- Abundance, fullness, completeness; an instance of...
Ancestry of “plentitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | plenitude | Fullness; completeness; An abundance; a full... |
| 2 | Middle English | plenitude | — |
| 3 | Latin | plenitudo | fullness, abundance, plenitude; thickness |
| 4 | Latin | plēnus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |