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Where does “pluralis” come from?

pluralis (Latin) comes from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

Ancestry of “pluralis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplūs—
2Old Latinplous—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →