Where does “multiethnic” come from?
Multiethnic derives from English ethnic combined with Latin multi, both tracing through Latin multus and Ancient Greek ἐθνικός to ἔθνος meaning nation or people, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mel- and mey-.
multiethnic (English): Of, pertaining to, or consisting of several...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or consisting of several...
Ancestry of “multiethnic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethnic | Of or relating to a group of people having common... |
| 2 | French | ethnique | ethnic |
| 3 | Middle French | ethnique | — |
| 4 | Old French | ethnique | — |
| 5 | Latin | ethnicus | heathen; pagan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐθνικός | national |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔθνος | group of people: tribe, family; group of animals:... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἔθω | I am accustomed, I tend to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |