Where does “multipathogen” come from?
multipathogen (English) comes from English pathogen, from English Gen, from English again, from Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan, from Old English on-, from Old English and-, from Proto-West Germanic anda- — on, onto.
multipathogen (English): Relating to multiple pathogens
Definitions
- Relating to multiple pathogens
Ancestry of “multipathogen”, step by step
multipathogen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pathogen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pathogen | Any organism or substance, especially a... |
| 2 | English | Gen | A member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression... |
| 3 | English | again | Another time; once more; Over and above a factor... |
| 4 | Middle English | agayn | again |
| 5 | Old English | onġēan | opposite |
| 6 | Old English | on- | forming verbs and adjectives from participles and... |
| 7 | Old English | and- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |