Where does “plen” come from?
plen (Spanish) comes from French plein, from Old French plein, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
plen (Spanish): much, a lot
Ancestry of “plen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | plein | full, full up; plenty; solid |
| 2 | Old French | plein | full |
| 3 | Latin | plēnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |