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Where does “multifluorescent” come from?

multifluorescent (English) comes from English multi-, from English multi, from English multituberculate, from English tuberculate, from Latin tuberculatus, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

multifluorescent (English): fluorescent at multiple frequencies

Definitions

  1. fluorescent at multiple frequencies

Ancestry of “multifluorescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmulti-More than one; pertaining to more than one thing;...
2EnglishmultiA multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus
3EnglishmultituberculateHaving molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of...
4EnglishtuberculateHaving tubercles; Tubercular
5Latintuberculatuswarty, tuberculate
6Latintūberculum—
7Latintūber—
8Proto-Italictūβos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →