Where does “multicombination” come from?
multicombination (English) comes from English combination, from Middle English combinacioun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combinatio, from Latin combino, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
multicombination (English): A combination where repetitions are permitted
Definitions
- A combination where repetitions are permitted
Ancestry of “multicombination”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | combination | The act of combining, the state of being combined... |
| 2 | Middle English | combinacioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | combination | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | combinatio | A joining, two by two |
| 5 | Latin | combino | I combine, unite |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | — |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |