Where does “-plus” come from?

-plus (Latin) comes from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

-plus (Latin): -fold

Definitions

  1. -fold

Ancestry of “-plus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplicāre—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “-plus”

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