Where does “più” come from?

più (Italian) comes from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

più (Italian): comparative degree of molto; more; more; plus

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of molto; more; more; plus

Ancestry of “più”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplūsmore; more of
2Old Latinplous—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—

Words derived from “più”

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