Where does “cheio” come from?

cheio (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese chẽo, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

cheio (Portuguese): full, filled, completed; covered; fed up, tired,...

Definitions

  1. full, filled, completed; covered; fed up, tired,...

Ancestry of “cheio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesechẽofull
2Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
3Proto-Italicplēnosfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “cheio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Italic plēnos
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