plusquamperfectum

Etymology 1
From +  +, neuter singular of. Literally, "more than finished".

Etymology 2
From , "the pluperfect tense" (Literally: "the more-than-finished past tense").

Noun

 * 1)  the pluperfect

Usage notes

 * The term tempus praeteritum plūsquamperfectum should always be used; "plūsquamperfectum" by itself is simply the word from which the term's descendants originated.