Where does “multiperil” come from?
multiperil (English) comes from English multi, from English multituberculate, from English tuberculate, from Latin tuberculatus, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
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Ancestry of “multiperil”, step by step
multiperil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English peril
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peril | A situation of serious and immediate danger;... |
| 2 | Middle English | peril | Danger, risk, peril; something that is... |
| 3 | Old French | peril | peril; hazard; danger |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | periclu(m) | — |
| 5 | Latin | perīculum | trial, experiment, attempt, proof, essay |