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Where does “multiparty” come from?

Multiparty derives from English party combined with Latin multi, from Latin multus meaning many, ultimately from Latin pars meaning part.

multiparty (English): Involving several different political parties;...

Definitions

  1. Involving several different political parties;...

Ancestry of “multiparty”, step by step

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

Words derived from “multiparty”

  • multipartyism
  • multipartyist
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