Where does “plentee” come from?
plentee (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman plenté, from Old French plenté, from Latin plēnitātem, from Latin plenitas, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
Ancestry of “plentee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | plenté | fullness; abundance; much; a lot |
| 2 | Old French | plenté | fullness; abundance; much; a lot |
| 3 | Latin | plēnitātem | — |
| 4 | Latin | plenitas | The state of being full; fullness; abundance,... |
| 5 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |