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Where does “hyperpluralism” come from?

hyperpluralism (English) comes from English pluralism, 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-.

hyperpluralism (English): A state in which many groups or factions are so...

Definitions

  1. A state in which many groups or factions are so...

Ancestry of “hyperpluralism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpluralismThe quality or state of being plural, or in the...
2EnglishpluralConsisting of or containing more than one of...
3Middle Englishplurelleplural
4Old Frenchplurelplural
5Latinplūrālis—
6Latinplūs—
7Old Latinplous—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →