English → Latin
“plurality” in Latin
The English word plurality itself goes back to Latin plūs, through plūrālitās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
plurality
by plures, multi, etc.; e.g., in India plures mulieres singulis viris nuptae esse solent, men have a pluraity of wives (Cic., Tusc., 5, 27, 78).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for plurality?
- The usual Latin words for “plurality” are plūs, multus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.