Where does “multitudinousness” come from?
multitudinousness (English) comes from English multitudinous, from Latin multitudo, from Latin multus, from Proto-Italic moltos, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
multitudinousness (English): The state or condition of being multitudinous
Definitions
- The state or condition of being multitudinous
Ancestry of “multitudinousness”, step by step
multitudinousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English multitudinous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multitudinous | Existing in great numbers; innumerable;... |
| 2 | Latin | multitudo | A great number; multitude, numerousness; A great... |
| 3 | Latin | multus | much; many |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | moltos | much, many |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ml̥tós | crumbled, crumpled |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |