Where does “expletivus” come from?

expletivus (Late Latin) comes from Latin explētus, from Latin expleō, from Latin pleō, from Proto-Italic plēō, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

expletivus (Late Latin): serving to fill out

Definitions

  1. serving to fill out

Ancestry of “expletivus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexplētusfilled up, completed
2Latinexpleōto fill up, occupy completely
3LatinpleōCombining form used to form prefixed verbs with the approximate meaning "to fill"
4Proto-Italicplēōto fill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “expletivus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic plēō →Every word from Latin pleō →