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Where does “multibureau” come from?

multibureau (English) comes from English bureau, from French bureau, from Middle French burel, from Old French burel, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

multibureau (English): Involving more than one bureau or office

Definitions

  1. Involving more than one bureau or office

Ancestry of “multibureau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbureauAn administrative unit of government; office; An...
2Frenchbureaudesk; office; ticket office
3Middle Frenchburel—
4Old Frenchburelfrieze; a garment made out of frieze
5Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
6Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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