Where does “plualtigar” come from?
plualtigar (Ido) comes from Ido plu, from French plus, from Old French plus, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.
plualtigar (Ido): to make higher, taller
Ancestry of “plualtigar”, step by step
plualtigar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ido plu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ido | plu | more, further |
| 2 | French | plus | more, -er; more; the most, -est |
| 3 | Old French | plus | more than |
| 4 | Latin | plūs | more; more of |
| 5 | Old Latin | plous | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ploh₁is- | — |
via Ido alta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ido | alta | high; tall |
| 2 | Italian | alto | high, tall; deep; loud |
| 3 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |