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Where does “multispacecraft” come from?

multispacecraft (English) comes from English spacecraft, from English -craft, from Middle English -craft, from Old English -cræft, from Old English cræft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

multispacecraft (English): Involving multiple spacecraft

Definitions

  1. Involving multiple spacecraft

Ancestry of “multispacecraft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspacecraftA vehicle that travels through space
2English-craftDenoting a skill of a particular kind; Denoting a...
3Middle English-craft—
4Old English-cræftdenoting an art or science; denoting strength or...
5Old Englishcræftstrength, power; skill; art
6Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
7Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
8Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
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