English word plenty comes from Latin plenum, Old French (842-ca. 1400) -té, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) plein (Full (at capacity with respect to space).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| plenum | Latin (lat) | |
| -té | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | -ty (suffix used to form nouns, often denoting a quality or a property). |
| plein | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Full (at capacity with respect to space). |
| plenitas | Latin (lat) | The state of being full; fullness; abundance, copiousness, plenty, repletion. |
| plenté | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Abundance; much; a lot. Fullness (quality of being full). |
| plenté | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| plenty | English (en) | More than enough. (nonstandard) many. (nonstandard) much, enough (obsolete) plentiful A more than adequate amount. (colloquial) Used as an intensifier, very.. More than sufficiently. |