Where does “multiarray” come from?
multiarray (English) comes from English array, from Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier, from Latin arrēdō, from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃, from Proto-Germanic garaidaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
multiarray (English): Of or involving more than one array
Definitions
- Of or involving more than one array
Ancestry of “multiarray”, step by step
multiarray traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English array
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | array | Clothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out... |
| 2 | Middle English | arrayen | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | arraier | — |
| 4 | Latin | arrēdō | To advise |
| 5 | Gothic | 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 | appointed, ordained |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | garaidaz | ready, arranged, prepared |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English multi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 2 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 3 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 4 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 5 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 6 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |