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Where does “multicapitate” come from?

multicapitate (English) comes from English capitate, from English capitation, from Latin capitatio, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

multicapitate (English): Having many heads or tips

Definitions

  1. Having many heads or tips

Ancestry of “multicapitate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapitateHaving a distinct globular tip; Forming a dense,...
2EnglishcapitationPerforming a headcount; the counting of people; A...
3Latincapitatioheadcount
4Latin-ātiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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