Where does “multihop” come from?

multihop (English) comes from English hop, from Dutch hop, from Middle Dutch hoppe, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ — on, onto.

multihop (English): Proceeding in multiple hops

Definitions

  1. Proceeding in multiple hops

Ancestry of “multihop”, step by step

multihop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhopA short jump; A jump on one leg; A short journey,...
2Dutchhophoopoe, the species "Upupa epops" or an...
3Middle Dutchhoppehops; hopped beer
4Old Frenchhuppe
5Latinupupahoopoe
6Old Saxonuppaabove
7Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
8Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-