Where does “multi-” come from?

multi- (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τόκος, from Ancient Greek τίκτω, from Proto-Hellenic tíktō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

Ancestry of “multi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόκοςchildbirth, parturition; offspring; interest
2Ancient GreekτίκτωI beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate
3Proto-Hellenictíktōto beget
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “multi-”

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