Etymology

plurality

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Today it means: The state of being plural. Full definition →

Middle English pluralite ← Old French pluralité ← Latin plūrālitās
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromplūrālitās
  2. Old French · derived frompluralité“multitude, state of being plural”
  3. Middle English · inherited frompluralite
  4. English todayplurality

From plural + -ity, from Middle English pluralite, from Old French pluralité (“multitude, state of being plural”), from Latin plūrālitās.

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