Where does “plenteif” come from?

plenteif (Old French) comes 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.

plenteif (Old French): plentiful; bountiful

Definitions

  1. plentiful; bountiful

Ancestry of “plenteif”, step by step

plenteif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French plenté

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplentéfullness; abundance; much; a lot
2Latinplēnitātem—
3LatinplenitasThe state of being full; fullness; abundance,...
4Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
5Proto-Italicplēnosfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Old French if

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchifyew; yew wood
2Frankishīw—
3Proto-Germanicīwazyew
4Proto-Germanicīwōyew
5Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyHw-yew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Italic plēnos →
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