Where does “πλήθος” come from?

πλήθος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλῆθος, from Ancient Greek πλήθω, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

πλήθος (Greek): a lot, large number, masses

Definitions

  1. a lot, large number, masses

Ancestry of “πλήθος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλῆθοςa large number of things, a great number;...
2Ancient GreekπλήθωI am or become full, I swell; I go through a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek πλήθω →Every word from Ancient Greek πλῆθος →