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Where does “plentiveus” come from?

plentiveus (Old French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

plentiveus (Old French): fertile, rich

Definitions

  1. fertile, rich

Ancestry of “plentiveus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “plentiveus”

  • plenteous
  • plenteously
  • plenteousness
  • plentevous
  • plentevously
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