Where does “plu” come from?
plu (Dutch) comes from Dutch paraplu, from French parapluie, from French pluie, from Middle French pluye, from Old French pluie, from Vulgar Latin plovia, from Latin pluvia, from Latin pluvius.
plu (Dutch): umbrella, brolly
Definitions
- umbrella, brolly
Ancestry of “plu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | paraplu | umbrella |
| 2 | French | parapluie | umbrella for rain |
| 3 | French | pluie | rain |
| 4 | Middle French | pluye | rain; rainfall |
| 5 | Old French | pluie | rain |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | plovia | — |
| 7 | Latin | pluvia | rain; a shower; feminine nominative singular of... |
| 8 | Latin | pluvius | rainy, bringing rain; The inner court of a... |
| 9 | Latin | pluit | It rains; it is raining |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | plowō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pléweti | — |