Where does “plurilocular” come from?
plurilocular (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.
plurilocular (English): multilocular
Ancestry of “plurilocular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | pluri- | several |
| 2 | Latin | pluri- | — |
| 3 | Latin | pluris | genitive of plūs; many; more |
| 4 | Latin | plus | more, additionally; further |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelu- | many |
| 6 | Gaulish | -elu | gain, prosperity |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | elu | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₁u- | many |