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

  1. Having many different interpretations, meanings,...

Ancestry of “multivocal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmultivocusexpressed by many words
2Latinmulti-—
3Ancient Greekτόκοςchildbirth, parturition; offspring; interest
4Ancient GreekτίκτωI beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate
5Proto-Hellenictíktōto beget
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “multivocal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tíktō →Every word from Ancient Greek τίκτω →