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Where does “plerus” come from?

plerus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic plēros, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Ancestry of “plerus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicplēros—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →