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Where does “multicomparison” come from?

multicomparison (English) comes from English comparison, from Middle English comparisoun, from Old French comparison, from Latin comparātiō, from Latin comparātus, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

multicomparison (English): Involving more than one comparison

Definitions

  1. Involving more than one comparison

Ancestry of “multicomparison”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomparisonThe act of comparing or the state or process of...
2Middle Englishcomparisoun—
3Old Frenchcomparisoncomparison
4Latincomparātiō—
5Latincomparātus—
6Latincomparō—
7Latincomparequal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,...
8Latincom-allomorph of con-
9Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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