Where does “multinacci” come from?
multinacci (English) comes from English multiple, from French multiple, from Latin multiplex, from Latin multus, from Proto-Italic moltos, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
multinacci (English): Describing a generalization of Fibonacci numbers
Definitions
- Describing a generalization of Fibonacci numbers
Ancestry of “multinacci”, step by step
multinacci traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English multiple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multiple | More than one; Having more than one element,... |
| 2 | French | multiple | multiple; Multiple |
| 3 | Latin | multiplex | having many folds; manifold, numerous; complex |
| 4 | Latin | multus | much; many |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | moltos | much, many |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ml̥tós | crumbled, crumpled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via English Fibonacci
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fibonacci | Of or pertaining to the Fibonacci sequence |
| 2 | Latin | Bonacci | — |
| 3 | Italian | bono | Alternative form of buono; good |
| 4 | Latin | bonum | nominative neuter singular of bonus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 6 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |