Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “multinationalism” come from?

multinationalism (English) comes from English multinational, 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.

multinationalism (English): The practice or policy of being multinational

Definitions

  1. The practice or policy of being multinational

Ancestry of “multinationalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmultinationalOf, or involving more than two countries;...
2Englishmulti-More than one; pertaining to more than one thing;...
3EnglishmultiA multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus
4EnglishmultituberculateHaving molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of...
5EnglishtuberculateHaving tubercles; Tubercular
6Latintuberculatuswarty, tuberculate
7Latintūberculum—
8Latintūber—
9Proto-Italictūβos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →