Where does “multidisciplinary” come from?
I need to flag an issue: the chain provided traces "disciplinary" back through Proto-Indo-European, but the headword is "multidisciplinary," which adds the prefix "multi-." The chain doesn't include the etymology of "multi-," so I cannot accurately account for the complete word. If I'm meant to write only about the "disciplinary" component, I can do that: Disciplinary derives from Latin disciplinarius, from disciplina meaning instruction or learning, from discipulus meaning student, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dek- and dwóh₁. However, this violates the instruction to cover the headword "multidisciplinary" in full. Could you clarify whether the chain should include Latin multus/multi-, or whether I should proceed with just the disciplinary component?
multidisciplinary (English): Relating to multiple areas of study
Definitions
- Relating to multiple areas of study
Ancestry of “multidisciplinary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disciplinary | Having to do with discipline, or with the... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | disciplinarius | — |
| 3 | Latin | disciplina | teaching, instruction, education; training;... |
| 4 | Latin | discipulus | student, pupil, disciple, schoolboy; cadet |
| 5 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |