Where does “multifurcation” come from?
multifurcation (English) comes from English furcation, from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι.
multifurcation (English): division into multiple branches
Definitions
- division into multiple branches
Ancestry of “multifurcation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | furcation | The act or process of furcating; a forking or... |
| 2 | English | Ion | — |
| 3 | Romanian | Ion | John |
| 4 | French | ion | ion |
| 5 | English | ion | An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical... |
| 6 | English | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνιόν | going up |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄνειμι | go up |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | — |