Where does “plutôt” come from?

plutôt (French) comes from Middle French plustost, from Middle French plus, from Old French plus, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

plutôt (French): earlier, sooner

Definitions

  1. earlier, sooner

Ancestry of “plutôt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchplustostrather
2Middle Frenchplusmore
3Old Frenchplusmore than
4Latinplūsmore; more of
5Old Latinplous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—

Words derived from “plutôt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →Every word from Old Latin plous →Every word from Latin plūs →