Where does “PALplus” come from?

PALplus (English) comes from English pal, from Romani pal, from Romani phral, from Sanskrit भ्रातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

PALplus (English): An enhanced version of the PAL TV system capable of transmitting pictures in the 16:9 widescreen format

Definitions

  1. An enhanced version of the PAL TV system capable of transmitting pictures in the 16:9 widescreen format

Ancestry of “PALplus”, step by step

PALplus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpalA friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang...
2Romanipal—
3Romaniphralbrother
4Sanskritभ्रातृbrother; kinsman, relative; friend
5Proto-Indo-AryanbʰráHtābrother
6Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via English plus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplusAnd; sum of the previous one and the following...
2Latinplūsmore; more of
3Old Latinplous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →