Where does “plustost” come from?

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

plustost (Middle French): rather

Definitions

  1. rather

Ancestry of “plustost”, step by step

plustost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French plus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchplusmore
2Old Frenchplusmore than
3Latinplūsmore; more of
4Old Latinplous—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—

via Middle French tost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtost—

Words derived from “plustost”

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