Where does “multiderivative” come from?
multiderivative (English) comes from English derivative, from Middle French dérivatif, from Latin dērīvātus, from Latin dērīvō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
multiderivative (English): Having or employing multiple derivatives
Definitions
- Having or employing multiple derivatives
Ancestry of “multiderivative”, step by step
multiderivative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English derivative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | derivative | Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or... |
| 2 | Middle French | dérivatif | — |
| 3 | Latin | dērīvātus | drawn off, diverted, derived |
| 4 | Latin | dērīvō | To draw or lead off |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |