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Where does “multiresolution” come from?

multiresolution (English) comes from English resolution, from Middle English resolucioun, from Latin resolūtiō, from Latin resolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

multiresolution (English): Involving multiple resolutions

Definitions

  1. Involving multiple resolutions

Ancestry of “multiresolution”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresolutionA strong will, determination; The state of being...
2Middle Englishresoluciouna breaking into part
3Latinresolūtiō—
4Latinresolvō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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