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
Ancestry of “multinomial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | tūber | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “multinomial”