Where does “multinomial” come from?
Multi- comes from Latin multi, the combining form of multus, meaning "much" or "many," from Proto-Indo-European mel-, a root meaning "to grind" or "crush."
multinomial (English): polynomial
Definitions
- polynomial
Ancestry of “multinomial”, step by step
multinomial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English multi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 2 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 3 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 4 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 5 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 6 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English nomial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nomial | A name or term |