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Where does “multi-infarct” come from?

multi-infarct (English) comes from English multi, from English multituberculate, from English tuberculate, from Latin tuberculatus, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

multi-infarct (English): Describing the condition of having or having had...

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  1. Describing the condition of having or having had...

Ancestry of “multi-infarct”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmultiA multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus
2EnglishmultituberculateHaving molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of...
3EnglishtuberculateHaving tubercles; Tubercular
4Latintuberculatuswarty, tuberculate
5Latintūberculum—
6Latintūber—
7Proto-Italictūβos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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