Where does “플러스” come from?

플러스 (Korean) comes from English plus, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

플러스 (Korean): plus symbol

Definitions

  1. plus symbol

Ancestry of “플러스”, 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- →