Where does “プラス” come from?

プラス (Japanese) comes from English plus, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

プラス (Japanese): an addition

Definitions

  1. an addition

Ancestry of “プラス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplusAnd; sum of the previous one and the following...
2Latinplūsmore; more of
3Old Latinplous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →