Where does “multi” come from?
Multi comes from Latin multus, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥tós, ultimately derived from the root mel- meaning many or much.
multi (English): A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus
Definitions
- A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus
Ancestry of “multi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 2 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 3 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 4 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 5 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |