myEtymology.com: English etymology of pluralize

Etymology of the English word pluralize

the English word pluralize

using the English suffix -ize

derived from the Old French suffix -iser

derived from the Latin suffix -izare

derived from the Greek suffix -izein, -ίζειν

derived from the English word plural

derived from the Old French word plurel

derived 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 *pelə-