Copiousness
/ˈkoʊ.pi.əs.nəs/noun
The quality of being plentiful or abundant.
Did you know?Copiousness comes from Latin copiosus, from copia meaning “abundance” or “plenty,” a word that also gave English copy, because originally a “copy” was something made in large supply.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kap-
“to grasp, take, seize”
Latin
Latin
copia
“abundance, plenty; means or resources”
Latin
Latin
copiosus
“abundant, plentiful”
Late Middle English
English
copious
“abundant, plentiful”
16th Century
English
copiousness
“the state or quality of being abundant”