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Where does “multicomponent” come from?

Multicomponent derives from English component and Latin multi, multus combined with Latin con- and com, meaning "many together."

multicomponent (English): Having, or affecting, multiple components

Definitions

  1. Having, or affecting, multiple components

Ancestry of “multicomponent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomponentA smaller, self-contained part of a larger...
2Latincompōnēns—
3LatincomponoI arrange, compile, compose, make up; I...
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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