Where does “pluriversity” come from?
pluriversity (English) comes from English University, from Middle English universite, from Anglo-Norman université, from Old French universitei, from Medieval Latin universitas, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
pluriversity (English): A university, viewed as an institution of...
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- A university, viewed as an institution of...
Ancestry of “pluriversity”, step by step
pluriversity traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English University
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | University | An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degrees across undergraduate, graduate, and often professional levels |
| 2 | Middle English | universite | A university or college; The totality of students... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | université | university |
| 4 | Old French | universitei | university |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | universitas | group of teachers and students; university;... |
| 6 | Latin | ūniversitās | the whole |
| 7 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 8 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 9 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English pluriverse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pluriverse | Synonym of multiverse; The plurality of economic... |
| 2 | English | pluri- | several |
| 3 | Latin | pluri- | — |
| 4 | Latin | pluris | genitive of plūs; many; more |
| 5 | Latin | plus | more, additionally; further |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelu- | many |
| 7 | Gaulish | -elu | gain, prosperity |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | elu | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₁u- | many |