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

Definitions

  1. much, a lot

Ancestry of “plen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpleinfull, full up; plenty; solid
2Old Frenchpleinfull
3Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
4Proto-Italicplēnosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Italic plēnos →
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