Where does “multitiered” come from?

multitiered (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.

multitiered (English): Having multiple tiers; thus by extension, complex...

Definitions

  1. Having multiple tiers; thus by extension, complex...

Ancestry of “multitiered”, step by step

multitiered traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English ED

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
2Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
3EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
4Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
5Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
6Old Englishendungending
7Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
8Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English tier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtierOne who ties; Something that ties; A child's...
2Middle Frenchtier
3Old Frenchtirerank, sequence, order, kind; row; oriental cloth...
4LatintyriusTyrian, of Tyre
5LatinTyrusTyre
6Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
7Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
8Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s
9Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via English multi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmultiA multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus
2EnglishmultituberculateHaving molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of...
3EnglishtuberculateHaving tubercles; Tubercular
4Latintuberculatuswarty, tuberculate
5Latintūberculuma small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle
6Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
7Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-