Etymology

plus

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Today it means: And; sum of the previous one and the following one. Full definition →

Latin plūs ← Old Latin plous ← Proto-Italic *plēōs
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plus · preposition, conjunction, noun, adjective, verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pléh₁yōs
  3. Proto-Italic*plēōs
  4. Old Latinplous
  5. Latinplus
  6. Latinplūs
  7. English todayplus

Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

PLUS · proper noun2

  1. Malay · borrowed fromProjek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Berhad“North-South Highway Project Company”
  2. English todayPLUS

Borrowed from Malay Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Berhad (“North-South Highway Project Company”), PLUS Expressway's original name in Malay.

Words from the same roots

Latinplūs all →

pentupleplus-plusquam-

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