Where does “plurimillenario” come from?
plurimillenario (Italian) comes from Italian pluri-, from Latin pluri-, from Latin pluris, from Latin plus, from Proto-Indo-European pelu-, from Gaulish -elu, from Proto-Celtic elu, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁u- — many.
plurimillenario (Italian): millennia old
Ancestry of “plurimillenario”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | pluri- | pluri-; multi- |
| 2 | Latin | pluri- | — |
| 3 | Latin | pluris | genitive of plūs; many; more |
| 4 | Latin | plus | more, additionally; further |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelu- | many |
| 6 | Gaulish | -elu | gain, prosperity |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | elu | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₁u- | many |