Where does “multicelled” come from?
multicelled (English) comes from English celled, from English cell, from English cell phone, from English cellular phone, from English phone, from English telephone, from French téléphone, from French télé- — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
multicelled (English): Having many cells; multicellular
Definitions
- Having many cells; multicellular
Ancestry of “multicelled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | celled | Containing cells; cellular; Containing a specific... |
| 2 | English | cell | A single-room dwelling for a hermit; A small... |
| 3 | English | cell phone | A portable, wireless telephone, which changes... |
| 4 | English | cellular phone | A mobile phone using cellular technology; A... |
| 5 | English | phone | A device for transmitting conversations and other... |
| 6 | English | telephone | A telecommunication device used for two-way... |
| 7 | French | téléphone | telephone; first-person singular present... |
| 8 | French | télé- | tele- |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τῆλε | far off, afar, far away |
| 10 | Latin | commūnicāre | — |
| 11 | Latin | commūnis | — |
| 12 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 17 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 18 | Middle Dutch | kitte | a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden... |