Where does “multicoating” come from?

multicoating (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.

multicoating (English): The application of multiple coatings, especially...

Definitions

  1. The application of multiple coatings, especially...

Ancestry of “multicoating”, step by step

multicoating traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English coating

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoatingA thin outer layer; Cloth for making coats; A...
2EnglishcoatAn outer garment covering the upper torso and...
3Middle EnglishcoteA coat, especially one worn as an undergarment or...
4Old Frenchcotteovershirt, tunic
5Frankishkottacoat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-
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