Where does “multiregionalist” come from?
multiregionalist (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.
multiregionalist (English): One who accepts the hypothesis of multiregionalism
Definitions
- One who accepts the hypothesis of multiregionalism
Ancestry of “multiregionalist”, step by step
multiregionalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English multiregional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | direction, line |
| 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 |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |