Where does “pl” come from?

pl (English) comes 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-.

pl (English): Abbreviation of plural; Abbreviation of place

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of plural; Abbreviation of place

Ancestry of “pl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpluralConsisting of or containing more than one of...
2Middle Englishplurelleplural
3Old Frenchplurelplural
4Latinplūrālisplural
5Latinplūsmore; more of
6Old Latinplous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—

Words derived from “pl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →Every word from Old Latin plous →Every word from Latin plūs →