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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | many | An indefinite large number of; Used to indicate,... |
| 2 | Middle English | many | — |
| 3 | Old English | maniġ | many, much |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *manag | many |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | managaz | many; much |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | menegʰ- | many, sufficient |
via English parted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parted | simple past tense and past participle of part;... |