Where does “pluslasit” come from?
pluslasit (Finnish) comes from Finnish plus, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.
pluslasit (Finnish): reading glasses
Definitions
- reading glasses
Ancestry of “pluslasit”, step by step
pluslasit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish plus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | plus | plus |
| 2 | Latin | plūs | more; more of |
| 3 | Old Latin | plous | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ploh₁is- | — |
via Finnish lasit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lasit | Nominative plural form of lasi; spectacles |