Where does “plural” come from?

plural (Spanish) comes from Latin plūrālis, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

plural (Spanish): plural, multiple; plural

Definitions

  1. plural, multiple; plural

Ancestry of “plural”, step by step

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

Words derived from “plural”

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