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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmultiregionalOf or pertaining to more than one region; An...
2EnglishregionalOf, or pertaining to, a specific region or...
3Middle Frenchrégional
4LatinregionalisOf or belonging to a region or province—regional,...
5Latinregiōdirection, line
6LatinAemilia
7Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
8Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
9Proto-Italicaimosimitation
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym-Every word from Proto-Italic aimosEvery word from Proto-Italic aimelos