Where does “plural” come from?

plural (Maltese) comes from Italian plurale, from Latin plūrālis, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

plural (Maltese): plural

Definitions

  1. plural

Ancestry of “plural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpluraleplural
2Latinplūrālisplural
3Latinplūsmore; more of
4Old Latinplous—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →Every word from Old Latin plous →Every word from Latin plūs →