Where does “PL/SQL” come from?
PL/SQL (English) comes from English pl, from English plural, from Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel, from Latin plūrālis, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.
Ancestry of “PL/SQL”, step by step
PL/SQL traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pl | Abbreviation of plural; Abbreviation of place |
| 2 | English | plural | Consisting of or containing more than one of... |
| 3 | Middle English | plurelle | plural |
| 4 | Old French | plurel | plural |
| 5 | Latin | plūrālis | plural |
| 6 | Latin | plūs | more; more of |
| 7 | Old Latin | plous | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ploh₁is- | — |
via English SQL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | SQL | Initialism of Structured Query Language;... |