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Where does “multipathing” come from?

multipathing (English) comes from English multipath, from English path, from Middle English path, from Old English pæþ, from Proto-West Germanic paþ, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs — to pass; path.

multipathing (English): A network facility providing fault tolerance and...

Definitions

  1. A network facility providing fault tolerance and...

Ancestry of “multipathing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmultipathA wireless propagation phenomenon that results in...
2EnglishpathA trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians;...
3Middle EnglishpathAn informal or unpaved path or trail; a track; A...
4Old Englishpæþpath
5Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
6Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
7Proto-IranianpántaHh—
8Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
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