Etymology

plenitude

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Today it means: Fullness; completeness. Full definition →

First used 15th c.Middle English plenitude ← Anglo-Norman plenitude ← Middle French plenitude
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromplēnitūdō
  2. Middle French · derived fromplenitude
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromplenitude
  4. Middle English · inherited fromplenitude
  5. English todayplenitude

From Middle English plenitude, that borrowed from Anglo-Norman plenitude, Middle French plenitude, and their source, Latin plēnitūdō.

Words from the same roots

Latinplēnitūdō all →

plenitudinaryplenitudinous

First known use, by meaning

  • from 15th c. Fullness; completeness.
  • from 19th c. Fullness (of the moon).
  • from 17th c. An abundance; a full supply.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.