Where does “multilateralism” come from?
Multilateralism derives from English multilateral, from Latin lateralis meaning "of the side," from Latin latus meaning "side," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots related to breadth and extension.
multilateralism (English): Unbiased trade between nations, in contrast to...
Definitions
- Unbiased trade between nations, in contrast to...
Ancestry of “multilateralism”, step by step
multilateralism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English multilateral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multilateral | Having many sides or points of view; Involving... |
| 2 | English | multi- | More than one; pertaining to more than one thing;... |
| 3 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 4 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 5 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 6 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 7 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 8 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via French multilatéralisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | multilatéralisme | multilateralism |