Where does “plus” come from?
plus (Latin) comes from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.
plus (Latin): more; more of
Definitions
- more; more of
Ancestry of “plus”, step by step
plus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |