Where does “plenti” come from?
plenti (Nigerian Pidgin) comes from English plenty, from Middle English plentie, from Anglo-Norman plenté, from Old French plenté, from Latin plēnitātem, from Latin plenitas, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos — to fill.
plenti (Nigerian Pidgin): numerous; plenty
Ancestry of “plenti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | plenty | A more-than-adequate amount; More than enough;... |
| 2 | Middle English | plentie | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | plenté | fullness; abundance; much; a lot |
| 4 | Old French | plenté | fullness; abundance; much; a lot |
| 5 | Latin | plēnitātem | — |
| 6 | Latin | plenitas | The state of being full; fullness; abundance,... |
| 7 | Latin | plēnus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |