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Where does “multiethnicity” come from?

multiethnicity (English) comes from English ethnicity, from English ethnic, from French ethnique, from Middle French ethnique, from Old French ethnique, from Latin ethnicus, from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος — to do, put, place.

multiethnicity (English): The state of being multiethnic

Definitions

  1. The state of being multiethnic

Ancestry of “multiethnicity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethnicityThe common characteristics of a group of people,...
2EnglishethnicOf or relating to a group of people having common...
3Frenchethniqueethnic
4Middle Frenchethnique—
5Old Frenchethnique—
6Latinethnicusheathen; pagan
7Ancient Greekἐθνικόςnational
8Ancient Greekἔθνοςgroup of people: tribe, family; group of animals:...
9Ancient GreekἔθωI am accustomed, I tend to
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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