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

  1. The condition of being multiferroic

Ancestry of “multiferroicity”, step by step

multiferroicity traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English ferroic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishferroicOf or pertaining to ferromagnetism,...
2EnglishFerroEl Hierro
3Italianferroiron; first-person singular present indicative of...
4Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
5Cornish-erForms masculine agent nouns
6English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
7Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
8Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
9Latin-ārefirst conjugation
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
14Chichewaiyehe, she

via English multi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmultiA multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus
2EnglishmultituberculateHaving molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of...
3EnglishtuberculateHaving tubercles; Tubercular
4Latintuberculatuswarty, tuberculate
5Latintūberculuma small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle
6Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
7Proto-Italictūβos
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti