Where does “multiline” come from?
I need to work through this chain carefully, but I notice there are significant issues with the etymology provided: 1. The chain shows "English line" and "English lind" leading to "Latin multus" - but "multus" means "many," not "line" 2. The chain then shows "Proto-Indo-European ml̥tos" (which would be related to "multus"), followed by "līno-" appearing three times 3. The meaning of "multiline" itself suggests "multiple lines," but the chain doesn't clearly support a coherent derivation The chain as given appears corrupted or incomplete. A responsible etymology sentence cannot be written from this chain because: - It contradicts itself (jumping from Latin "multus" to PIE forms that don't explain how we get "line") - The repeated "līno-" entries lack context - The connection between "multus" and the "
multiline (English): Consisting of multiple lines; A polyline
Definitions
- Consisting of multiple lines; A polyline
Ancestry of “multiline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi- | More than one; pertaining to more than one thing;... |
| 2 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 3 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 4 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 5 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 6 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 7 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |