Where does “multitheater” come from?
multitheater (English) comes from English theater, from Middle English theater, from Old French teatre, from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
multitheater (English): Of or pertaining to more than one theater; Of or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to more than one theater; Of or...
Ancestry of “multitheater”, step by step
multitheater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English theater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | theater | A place or building, consisting of a stage and... |
| 2 | Middle English | theater | A theatre open to the sky; an amphitheatre; Any... |
| 3 | Old French | teatre | theater |
| 4 | Latin | theātrum | A theatre or theater, playhouse; stage |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θέατρον | theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English multi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 2 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 3 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 4 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 5 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 6 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |