Where does “multilateralist” come from?
multilateralist (English) comes from English multilateral, from English multi-, from English multi, from English multituberculate, from English tuberculate, from Latin tuberculatus, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
multilateralist (English): Supporting or advocating multilateralism; An...
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- Supporting or advocating multilateralism; An...
Ancestry of “multilateralist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Latin | tūber | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |