Where does “pluribacillary” come from?

pluribacillary (English) comes from English pluri-, from Latin pluri-, from Latin pluris, from Latin plus, from Proto-Indo-European pelu-, from Gaulish -elu, from Proto-Celtic elu, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁u- — many.

pluribacillary (English): Having many bacilli

Definitions

  1. Having many bacilli

Ancestry of “pluribacillary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpluri-several
2Latinpluri-—
3Latinplurisgenitive of plūs; many; more
4Latinplusmore, additionally; further
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelu-many
6Gaulish-elugain, prosperity
7Proto-Celticelu—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁u-many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁u- →Every word from English pluri- →Every word from Gaulish -elu →