Where does “multiphaser” come from?
multiphaser (English) comes from English phaser, from English phase, from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
multiphaser (English): Synonym of polyphaser
Definitions
- Synonym of polyphaser
Ancestry of “multiphaser”, step by step
multiphaser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phaser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phaser | An electronic device that produces special... |
| 2 | English | phase | A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle... |
| 3 | New Latin | phasis | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φάσις | appearance; utterance, statement, expression |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 6 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
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 |