Where does “pleonasmic” come from?
pleonasmic (English) comes from English pleonasm, from French pléonasme, from Latin pleonasmus, from Ancient Greek πλεονασμός, from Ancient Greek πλεονάζω, from Ancient Greek πλείων, from Proto-Hellenic *pleíhōn, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs — full.
pleonasmic (English): Of, or related to pleonasms; Given to pleonasmic...
Definitions
- Of, or related to pleonasms; Given to pleonasmic...
Ancestry of “pleonasmic”, step by step
pleonasmic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pleonasm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pleonasm | Redundancy in wording; A phrase involving... |
| 2 | French | pléonasme | pleonasm, redundancy |
| 3 | Latin | pleonasmus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλεονασμός | abundance; excess |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλεονάζω | to presume on; to be superfluous, more than... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλείων | more, comparative degree of πολύς; more; more,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *pleíhōn | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *pléh₁yōs | full |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |