Where does “pleo-” come from?
pleo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek πλείων, from Proto-Hellenic *pleíhōn, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs.
pleo- (English): supernumerary; many
Ancestry of “pleo-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πλείων | more, comparative degree of πολύς; more; more,... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | *pleíhōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *pléh₁yōs | — |
Words derived from “pleo-”