Plural
/ˈplʊə.rəl/noun
Relating to or denoting more than one.
Did you know?Plural comes from Latin pluralis, from plures (“more, several”), which is why the word carries the ancient idea of “more than one” rather than any mystical secret meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pleh₁-
“to fill, make full”
Latin
Latin
plēre
“to fill”
Latin
Latin
plūs, plūris
“more, a greater amount”
Latin
Latin
plūrālis
“of or belonging to more than one”
Middle English
English
plural
“grammatical form denoting more than one”
Modern English
English
plural
“relating to or denoting more than one”
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