Where does “multivocal” come from?
multivocal (English) comes from Latin multivocus, from Latin multi-, from Ancient Greek τόκος, from Ancient Greek τίκτω, from Proto-Hellenic tíktō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
multivocal (English): Having many different interpretations, meanings,...
Definitions
- Having many different interpretations, meanings,...
Ancestry of “multivocal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | multivocus | expressed by many words |
| 2 | Latin | multi- | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τόκος | childbirth, parturition; offspring; interest |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίκτω | I beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tíktō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |