Where does “multimember” come from?
multimember (English) comes from English member, from Middle English membre, from Old French membre, from Latin membrum, from Proto-Italic memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-.
multimember (English): Having more than one member
Definitions
- Having more than one member
Ancestry of “multimember”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | member | One who officially belongs to a group; A part of... |
| 2 | Middle English | membre | — |
| 3 | Old French | membre | limb |
| 4 | Latin | membrum | limb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | memzrom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |