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Where does “plurally” come from?

plurally (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-.

plurally (English): In a plural manner or fashion

Definitions

  1. In a plural manner or fashion

Ancestry of “plurally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpluralConsisting of or containing more than one of...
2Middle Englishplurelleplural
3Old Frenchplurelplural
4Latinplūrālis—
5Latinplūs—
6Old Latinplous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →