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Where does “multibuffer” come from?

multibuffer (English) comes from English buffer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

multibuffer (English): Of or pertaining to more than one buffer

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to more than one buffer

Ancestry of “multibuffer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbufferSomeone or something that buffs; A solution used...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-āre—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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