Where does “multinational” come from?
Multinational derives from English national and English nation, ultimately from Latin nationem and the Latin suffix -tio, tracing back to Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis meaning birth or origin.
multinational (English): Of, or involving more than two countries;...
Definitions
- Of, or involving more than two countries;...
Ancestry of “multinational”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | tūber | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “multinational”