Where does “chiù” come from?

chiù (Neapolitan) comes from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

chiù (Neapolitan): more; more, some more

Definitions

  1. more; more, some more

Ancestry of “chiù”, step by step

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