Where does “multifarious” come from?

Multifarious comes from Latin multifarius, meaning of many kinds or sorts.

multifarious (English): Having great diversity or variety; of various...

Definitions

  1. Having great diversity or variety; of various...

Ancestry of “multifarious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmultifariusmanifold, various, multifarious
2Latinmultusmuch; many
3Proto-Italicmoltosmuch, many
4Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥tóscrumbled, crumpled
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “multifarious”

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