abundance

The story

1. Latin · derived fromabundantia“fullness, plenty”
2. Old French · derived fromhabundance
3. Middle English · inherited fromabundaunce
4. English todayabundance

From Middle English abundaunce, habaundance, from Old French habundance, abondance, from Latin abundantia (“fullness, plenty”), from abundō (“to overflow”). Equivalent to abound + -ance. Displaced Old English geniht (“abundance, plenty”).

First known use, by meaning

• First attested around 1150 to 1350. A large quantity; many.
• First attested around 1350 to 1470. An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
• First attested around 1350 to 1470. Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.
• First attested in the late 19ᵗʰ century. Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.
• Coined c. 2024. A political ideology that is progressive but prioritises economic growth and infrastructure construction.
• First attested in the late 19ᵗʰ century. A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.