Where does “multicuspidate” come from?
multicuspidate (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.
multicuspidate (English): Having more than one cusp
Definitions
- Having more than one cusp
Ancestry of “multicuspidate”, step by step
multicuspidate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English multi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 2 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 3 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 4 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 5 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 6 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English cuspidate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cuspidate | Having a cusp; Tapering to a sharp, firm point |
| 2 | Latin | cuspidatus | tipped; having a cusp, tip or point; cusped,... |
| 3 | Latin | cuspido | I make pointed |
| 4 | Latin | cuspis | point, tip; spit; sting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spey- | sharp point, stick |