Where does “multiturreted” come from?
multiturreted (English) comes from English multi, from English multituberculate, from English tuberculate, from Latin tuberculatus, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
multiturreted (English): Having more than one turret
Definitions
- Having more than one turret
Ancestry of “multiturreted”, step by step
multiturreted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English turreted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | turreted | Having one or more turrets; Having or being in... |
| 2 | English | turret | A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental... |
| 3 | Middle English | touret | — |
| 4 | Old French | torete | — |
| 5 | Latin | Turris | A river of Venetia, now called Torre |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύρρις | tower, walled city |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύρσις | tower, bastion |