Where does “plús” come from?

plús (Icelandic) comes from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

plús (Icelandic): plus sign; plus, advantage, addition

Definitions

  1. plus sign; plus, advantage, addition

Ancestry of “plús”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplūsmore; more of
2Old Latinplous—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →Every word from Old Latin plous →Every word from Latin plūs →