Where does “plurisillabo” come from?

plurisillabo (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.

plurisillabo (Italian): polysyllabic

Definitions

  1. polysyllabic

Ancestry of “plurisillabo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpluri-pluri-; multi-
2Latinpluri-—
3Latinplurisgenitive of plūs; many; more
4Latinplusmore, additionally; further
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelu-many
6Gaulish-elugain, prosperity
7Proto-Celticelu—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁u-many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁u- →Every word from Italian pluri- →Every word from Gaulish -elu →