Where does “multivocalism” come from?
multivocalism (English) comes from English multivocal, 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.
multivocalism (English): The quality of being multivocal
Definitions
- The quality of being multivocal
Ancestry of “multivocalism”, step by step
multivocalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English multivocal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multivocal | Having many different interpretations, meanings,... |
| 2 | Latin | multivocus | expressed by many words |
| 3 | Latin | multi- | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόκος | childbirth, parturition; offspring; interest |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τίκτω | I beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | tíktō | to beget |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |