Meanings
Origin
- grc-attπλῆθος“multitude, great number”
- Medieval GreekΠλήθων
- EnglishPlethon
Borrowed from Medieval Greek Πλήθων (Plḗthōn), adopted by Plethon as a nickname or cognomen from Attic Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “multitude, great number”) as a classicizing substitute for his surname Γεμιστός (Gemistós), from γεμιστός (gemistós, “filled, stuffed”). The particular form may have been chosen to mirror Πλάτων (Plátōn, “Plato”).
More words from Medieval Greek, grc-att
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Плетон, Плитон
- Плетон (Pleton)Georgios Gemistos Plethon
- Плитон (Pliton)Georgios Gemistos Plethon
Catalan Pletó
- PletóGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
Chinese Mandarin 卜列東 /卜列东
- 卜列東 /卜列东Georgios Gemistos Plethon
Danish Plethon
- PlethonGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
Dutch Plethon, Pletho
- PlethonGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
- PlethoGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
Finnish Plethon
- PlethonGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
French Pléthon
- PléthonGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
German Plethon
- PlethonGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
Greek Πλήθων
- Πλήθων (Plíthon)Georgios Gemistos Plethon
Hungarian Plethón
- PlethónGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
Italian Pletone
- PletoneGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
Latin Pletho
- PlethoGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
Polish Pleton
- PletonGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
Portuguese Pletão, Pléton
- PletãoGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
- PlétonGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
Russian Плифо́н
- Плифо́н (Plifón)Georgios Gemistos Plethon
Spanish Pletón
- PletónGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
Swedish Plethon
- PlethonGeorgios Gemistos Plethon
Cite this entry
Plethon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plethon
“Plethon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plethon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Plethon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plethon.
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