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Etymology of ample

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Prot

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Unnumbered source etymology

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det

A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough. · A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty.

adj

Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended. · Very adequate. · Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Old French ample Middle French amplebor. Middle English ample English ample From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).

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  • Inherited-form mentionampleenm
  • Derivation mentionamplefrm
  • Derivation mentionamplusla
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