Where does “plantihan” come from?
plantihan (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin planti, from English plenty, from Middle English plentie, from Anglo-Norman plenté, from Old French plenté, from Latin plēnitātem, from Latin plenitas, from Latin plēnus — to fill.
plantihan (Tok Pisin): centipede
Definitions
- centipede
Ancestry of “plantihan”, step by step
plantihan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin planti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | planti | many, much, a lot of; a lot; muchly |
| 2 | English | plenty | A more-than-adequate amount; More than enough;... |
| 3 | Middle English | plentie | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | plenté | fullness; abundance; much; a lot |
| 5 | Old French | plenté | fullness; abundance; much; a lot |
| 6 | Latin | plēnitātem | — |
| 7 | Latin | plenitas | The state of being full; fullness; abundance,... |
| 8 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Tok Pisin han
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | han | hand; arm; foreleg |
| 2 | English | Hand | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals |
| 3 | Middle English | hond | hand; Alternative form of hound |
| 4 | Old English | hand | A hand |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 6 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 7 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 8 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |