Where does “multifaceted” come from?
Multifaceted derives from English multi- and faceted, with facet from French facette, Latin facetia, and facia from Latin facio meaning "to make," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
multifaceted (English): Having multiple facets; Having many aspects;...
Definitions
- Having multiple facets; Having many aspects;...
Ancestry of “multifaceted”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | facet | Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem; One... |
| 2 | French | facette | facet |
| 3 | French | face | face; surface, side; head |
| 4 | Latin | faciēs | make, form, shape, figure, configuration |
| 5 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 6 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |