Where does “multibank” come from?
multibank (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.
multibank (English): Of or pertaining to more than one bank
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to more than one bank
Ancestry of “multibank”, step by step
multibank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English Bank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bank | A major London Underground station in the City of London, named after the Bank of England and one of the busiest stations on the network OS grid ref TQ3281 |
| 2 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 3 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 4 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 5 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |