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Where does “multicentred” come from?

multicentred (English) comes from English multi, from English multituberculate, from English tuberculate, from Latin tuberculatus, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

multicentred (English): Having multiple centres; multicentric

Definitions

  1. Having multiple centres; multicentric

Ancestry of “multicentred”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmultiA multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus
2EnglishmultituberculateHaving molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of...
3EnglishtuberculateHaving tubercles; Tubercular
4Latintuberculatuswarty, tuberculate
5Latintūberculum—
6Latintūber—
7Proto-Italictūβos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “multicentred”

  • multicentered
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