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Where does “hypermultiplet” come from?

hypermultiplet (English) comes from English multiplet, from English multiple, from French multiple, from Latin multiplex, from Latin multus, from Proto-Italic moltos, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

hypermultiplet (English): A specific type of four-dimensional...

Definitions

  1. A specific type of four-dimensional...

Ancestry of “hypermultiplet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmultipletA spectral line that has multiple components; A...
2EnglishmultipleMore than one; Having more than one element,...
3Frenchmultiplemultiple; Multiple
4Latinmultiplexhaving many folds; manifold, numerous; complex
5Latinmultusmuch; many
6Proto-Italicmoltos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥tóscrumbled, crumpled
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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