Where does “multipolarity” come from?
Multipolarity derives from English multi, from Latin multus meaning "much" or "many," traced through Proto-Indo-European ml̥tos and ml̥tós back to the root mel- or mey-.
multipolarity (English): The condition of being multipolar
Definitions
- The condition of being multipolar
Ancestry of “multipolarity”, step by step
multipolarity 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 polarity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polarity | The separation, alignment or orientation of... |