Where does “multiregionalism” come from?
multiregionalism (English) comes from English multiregional, from English regional, from Middle French régional, from Latin regionalis, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos — to copy, imitate.
multiregionalism (English): The hypothesis that humans first arose near the...
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- The hypothesis that humans first arose near the...
Ancestry of “multiregionalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | multiregional | Of or pertaining to more than one region; An... |
| 2 | English | regional | Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or... |
| 3 | Middle French | régional | — |
| 4 | Latin | regionalis | Of or belonging to a region or province—regional,... |
| 5 | Latin | regiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | Aemilia | — |
| 7 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |