amplus
Pronunciation: [ˈam.pɫʊs]
“amplus” is a Latin word. Its 5 meanings in English:
adjective
Etymology
Disputed. * Perhaps from Proto-Italic *amlos (“seizable”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s, from *h₃emh₃- (“to grab”), with etymological meaning "graspable". Related to ampla (“handle, grip”). * Otherwise for ambiplus (“full on both sides”), composed of ambi- (“both”) and an element akin to plēnus (“full”) (and more distantly to plūs (“more”)).
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