Where does “multifactor” come from?
Multifactor combines English multi from Latin multus meaning many with English factor from Latin facio meaning to do or make, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
multifactor (English): Of or pertaining to more than one factor
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to more than one factor
Ancestry of “multifactor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | factor | A doer, maker; a person who does things for... |
| 2 | Middle French | facteur | — |
| 3 | Latin | factor | One who or which does or makes something; doer,... |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |