Where does “plus” come from?

plus (Middle French) comes from Old French plus, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

plus (Middle French): more

Definitions

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Ancestry of “plus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplusmore than
2Latinplūsmore; more of
3Old Latinplous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—

Words derived from “plus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →Every word from Old Latin plous →Every word from Latin plūs →