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Where does “multipath” come from?

Multipath derives from English multi, from Latin multus meaning "much," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mel- and mey-, both related to Proto-Indo-European pent-.

multipath (English): A wireless propagation phenomenon that results in...

Definitions

  1. A wireless propagation phenomenon that results in...

Ancestry of “multipath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpathA trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians;...
2Middle EnglishpathAn informal or unpaved path or trail; a track; A...
3Old Englishpæþpath
4Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
5Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
6Proto-IranianpántaHh—
7Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “multipath”

  • multipathing
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