Where does “plugin” come from?

Plugin derives from English in and English inch, from Middle Dutch plugge, ultimately from Latin uncia meaning "a twelfth part," with roots in Proto-Indo-European en and steh₂-.

plugin (English): Alternative spelling of plug-in

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of plug-in

Ancestry of “plugin”, step by step

plugin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English plug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplugA pronged connecting device which fits into a...
2Dutchplugwall plug
3Dutchplugge—
4Middle Dutchpluggepeg, plug
5Old Dutchpluggi—
6Proto-Germanicplugjaz—

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in—

Words derived from “plugin”

Every word from Proto-Germanic plugjaz →Every word from Old Dutch pluggi →Every word from Middle Dutch plugge →