Where does “many-partedness” come from?

many-partedness (English) comes from English many, from Middle English many, from Old English maniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic managaz, from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- — many, sufficient.

many-partedness (English): heterogeneity the condition of being composed by many parts

Definitions

  1. heterogeneity the condition of being composed by many parts

Ancestry of “many-partedness”, step by step

many-partedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English many

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanyAn indefinite large number of; Used to indicate,...
2Middle Englishmany
3Old Englishmaniġmany, much
4Proto-West Germanic*managmany
5Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient

via English parted

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpartedsimple past tense and past participle of part;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic managazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *manag