Where does “wielowymiarowy” come from?

wielowymiarowy (Polish) comes from Polish wymiar, from Polish wymierzyć, from Polish mierzyć, from Proto-Slavic měriti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

wielowymiarowy (Polish): multidimensional

Definitions

  1. multidimensional

Ancestry of “wielowymiarowy”, step by step

wielowymiarowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wymiar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwymiardimension
2Polishwymierzyćto mete out, to dispense, to deal
3Polishmierzyćto measure
4Proto-Slavicměritito measure
5Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Polish wiele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwielemany, much, a lot
2Old Polishwielemany, much
3Proto-Slavic*veľьgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti