Etymology of the English word plural
the English word
pluralderived from the Old French word
plurelderived from the Latin word
pluralis (plural)
derived from the Latin word
plus (X times as great, many; more, too much, more than enough; more; several. many)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelÉ™-Derivations in English
pluralism,
pluralizeCognates
Dutch
pluralis, French
pluriel, German
Plural, Italian
plurale, Latin
pluralis, Norwegian
plural, Spanish
plural, Swedish
pluralUsage
Word found in Modern English
