Where does “multivocalness” come from?
multivocalness (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.
multivocalness (English): The quality of being multivocal
Definitions
- The quality of being multivocal
Ancestry of “multivocalness”, step by step
multivocalness 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |