English
explement
Explement comes from Latin explēmentum ‘that which fills up’, from expleō ‘to fill up’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₁-‘to fill’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*plēō‘to fill’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpleō‘Combining form used to form prefixed verbs with the approximate meaning "to fill"’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpleō‘to fill up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexplēmentum‘that which fills up’
- Englishtodayexplement
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₁-‘to fill’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*plēō‘to fill’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpleō‘Combining form used to form prefixed verbs with the approximate meaning "to fill"’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpleō‘to fill up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexplēmentum‘that which fills up’
- Englishtodayexplement
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- ‘to fill’
public, full, complete, plus, fill, poll, popularity, plain, folk, plenty, comply, plural, ample, amplitude, amplify, plethora, puri, replenish, plenary, volk, plenum, plebs, plebeian, fulsome, 71 more
through Proto-Italic *plēō ‘to fill’
people, popular, publication, publican, 13 more
through Latin pleō ‘Combining form used to form prefixed verbs…’
supply, completion, accomplish, manipulation, implement, supplement, complement, depletion, replete, deplete, 9 more
through Latin expleō ‘to fill up’
Today it means
noun The remainder of subtracting an angle from a full circle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- / explement