Where does “plurality” come from?

Plurality comes from French pluralité, from Latin pluralitas, derived from pluralis meaning "of or relating to more than one," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- meaning "to fill."

plurality (English): The state of being plural; The holding of...

Definitions

The state of being plural; The holding of...

Ancestry of “plurality”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	plural	Consisting of or containing more than one of...
2	Middle English	plurelle	plural
3	Old French	plurel	plural
4	Latin	plūrālis	—
5	Latin	plūs	—
6	Old Latin	plous	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	ploh₁is-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →

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