Where does “plēnus” come from?
plēnus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
Ancestry of “plēnus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |