More
/mɔːr/noun
A greater amount, number, or degree; additional.
Did you know?The word “more” descends from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “great/large,” which also gave English a whole family of size-and-power words across multiple branches of the Indo-European tree.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meg-
“to be great, large”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*maizô
“greater, more”
Old English
English
māra
“greater, larger, more”
Middle English
English
more
“greater in amount, degree, or number”
Modern English
English
more
“additional; a greater amount or degree”