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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplentiveusfertile, rich
2Old Frenchplentifabundant
3Old Frenchplentéfullness; abundance; much; a lot
4Latinplēnitātem—
5LatinplenitasThe state of being full; fullness; abundance,...
6Latinplēnus—
7Proto-Italicplēnosfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “plentewos”

  • plenteous
  • plenteously
  • plenteousness
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