Where does “multiferroicity” come from?
multiferroicity (English) comes from English ferroic, from English Ferro, from Italian ferro, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.
multiferroicity (English): The condition of being multiferroic
Definitions
- The condition of being multiferroic
Ancestry of “multiferroicity”, step by step
multiferroicity traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ferroic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ferroic | Of or pertaining to ferromagnetism,... |
| 2 | English | Ferro | El Hierro |
| 3 | Italian | ferro | iron; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | ferrum | iron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash |
| 5 | Cornish | -er | Forms masculine agent nouns |
| 6 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 7 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 8 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English multi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 2 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 3 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 4 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 5 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 6 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |