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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchplus—
2Old Frenchplusmore than
3Latinplūs—
4Old Latinplous—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →