Where does “plentewos” come from?
plentewos (Middle English) comes from Old French plentiveus, from Old French plentif, from Old French plenté, from Latin plēnitātem, from Latin plenitas, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
Ancestry of “plentewos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | plentiveus | fertile, rich |
| 2 | Old French | plentif | abundant |
| 3 | Old French | plenté | fullness; abundance; much; a lot |
| 4 | Latin | plēnitātem | — |
| 5 | Latin | plenitas | The state of being full; fullness; abundance,... |
| 6 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |