Where does “multidistrict” come from?
multidistrict (English) comes from English District, from French district, from Medieval Latin districtus, from Latin districtus, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
multidistrict (English): Involving or covering more than one district
Definitions
- Involving or covering more than one district
Ancestry of “multidistrict”, step by step
multidistrict traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English District
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | District | The District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States |
| 2 | French | district | district |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | districtus | a district within which the lord may distrain,... |
| 4 | Latin | districtus | busy, stretched; distracted |
| 5 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 6 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
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 |