Etymology

pluri-

Today it means: several Full definition →

Latin pluri-
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  1. Latinplūs
  2. Latinplūris
  3. Latinpluri-
  4. English todaypluri-

From Latin pluri-, combining form of plūris, from plūs, from Old Latin *plous, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“many”). Related to plenty, plural (via Latin) and fele, full (via PIE).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁- all →

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