Where does “multiorbital” come from?
multiorbital (English) comes from English multi, from English multituberculate, from English tuberculate, from Latin tuberculatus, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
multiorbital (English): Involving multiple orbits; Involving multiple...
Definitions
- Involving multiple orbits; Involving multiple...
Ancestry of “multiorbital”, step by step
multiorbital 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 orbital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orbital | Of or relating to an orbit; Of or relating to the... |
| 2 | Latin | orbitalis | orbital; pertaining to the orbit of the eye;... |
| 3 | Latin | orbita | A track or rut made by a wheel; A path, track; A... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |