Where does “multidisciplinariness” come from?
multidisciplinariness (English) comes from English multidisciplinary, from English disciplinary, from Medieval Latin disciplinarius, from Latin disciplina, from Latin discipulus, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.
multidisciplinariness (English): The quality of being multidisciplinary
Definitions
- The quality of being multidisciplinary
Ancestry of “multidisciplinariness”, step by step
multidisciplinariness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English multidisciplinary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multidisciplinary | Relating to multiple areas of study |
| 2 | English | disciplinary | Having to do with discipline, or with the... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | disciplinarius | — |
| 4 | Latin | disciplina | teaching, instruction, education; training;... |
| 5 | Latin | discipulus | student, pupil, disciple, schoolboy; cadet |
| 6 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |