Where does “plu” come from?

plu (Ido) comes from French plus, from Old French plus, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

plu (Ido): more, further

Definitions

  1. more, further

Ancestry of “plu”, step by step

plu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French plus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplusmore, -er; more; the most, -est
2Old Frenchplusmore than
3Latinplūsmore; more of
4Old Latinplous—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—

via Italian più

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiùcomparative degree of molto; more; more; plus

Words derived from “plu”

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