Where does “multicanonical” come from?

multicanonical (English) comes from English canonical, from English canon, from Middle English canoun, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Italian canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα — reed; a certain unit of length.

multicanonical (English): Involving multiple canonical forms

Definitions

  1. Involving multiple canonical forms

Ancestry of “multicanonical”, step by step

multicanonical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English canonical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcanonicalPresent in a canon, religious or otherwise;...
2EnglishcanonA generally accepted principle; a rule; A group...
3Middle EnglishcanounEcclesiastical regulations; canon law
4Old Frenchcanontube; cannon
5Italiancannonecannon; ace; large tube or pipe
6Italiancannacane; barrel; rod
7LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
8Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
9Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
10Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

via English multi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmultiA multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus
2EnglishmultituberculateHaving molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of...
3EnglishtuberculateHaving tubercles; Tubercular
4Latintuberculatuswarty, tuberculate
5Latintūberculuma small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle
6Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
7Proto-Italictūβos
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Sumerian 𒄀Every word from Akkadian 𒄀Every word from Ancient Greek κάννα