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Where does “multispool” come from?

multispool (English) comes from English spool, from English spā, from English spastic, from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

multispool (English): Of or relating to more than one spool

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to more than one spool

Ancestry of “multispool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspoolA reel; a device around which thread, wire or...
2Englishspā—
3EnglishspasticOf, relating to, or affected by spasm; Of or...
4Latinspasticus—
5Ancient Greekσπαστικόςdrawing in, absorbing
6Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
7Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
8Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
9Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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