Where does “pluricelular” come from?

pluricelular (Spanish) comes from Spanish pluri-, from Latin pluri-, from Latin pluris, from Latin plus, from Proto-Indo-European pelu-, from Gaulish -elu, from Proto-Celtic elu, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁u- — many.

pluricelular (Spanish): multicellular

Definitions

  1. multicellular

Ancestry of “pluricelular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpluri-pluri
2Latinpluri-
3Latinplurisgenitive of plūs; many; more
4Latinplusmore, additionally; further
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelu-many
6Gaulish-elugain, prosperity
7Proto-Celticelu
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁u-many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁u-
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