Where does “multimédia” come from?
multimédia (Norman) comes from French multimédia, from French 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.
multimédia (Norman): multimedia
Ancestry of “multimédia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | multimédia | multimedia |
| 2 | French | multi- | multi- |
| 3 | Latin | multus | much; many |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | moltos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ml̥tós | crumbled, crumpled |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |