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Where does “plural” come from?

plural (Middle English) comes from Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel, from Latin plūrālis, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

plural (Middle English): Alternative form of plurelle

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of plurelle

Ancestry of “plural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishplurelleplural
2Old Frenchplurelplural
3Latinplūrālis—
4Latinplūs—
5Old Latinplous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →