Where does “multinumero” come from?

multinumero (Italian) comes from Italian multi-, from Latin multus, from Proto-Italic moltos, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

multinumero (Italian): party line (line shared by telephones that have different numbers)

Definitions

  1. party line (line shared by telephones that have different numbers)

Ancestry of “multinumero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmulti-multi
2Latinmultusmuch; many
3Proto-Italicmoltosmuch, many
4Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥tóscrumbled, crumpled
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →