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Where does “plétora” come from?

plétora (Spanish) comes from Late Latin plethora, from Ancient Greek πληθώρη, from Ancient Greek πλήθω, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

plétora (Spanish): plethora

Definitions

  1. plethora

Ancestry of “plétora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinplethoraplethora
2Ancient Greekπληθώρηfullness; generation of blood or humors by the...
3Ancient GreekπλήθωI am or become full, I swell; I go through a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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