Where does “multivariable” come from?
Multivariable combines English variable with Latin multus meaning "many" and Latin varius meaning "diverse," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots mel- and mey-.
multivariable (English): Concerning more than one variable
Definitions
- Concerning more than one variable
Ancestry of “multivariable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi- | More than one; pertaining to more than one thing;... |
| 2 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 3 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 4 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 5 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 6 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 7 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |