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

multipathing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English multipath

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

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-
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