Where does “multiplicidade” come from?
multiplicidade (Portuguese) comes from Latin multiplicas, from Latin multiplico, from Latin 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.
multiplicidade (Portuguese): multiplicity; plurality; variety
Definitions
- multiplicity; plurality; variety
Ancestry of “multiplicidade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | multiplicas | second-person singular present active indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | multiplico | I increase, augment; I multiply |
| 3 | Latin | multi | genitive masculine singular of multus; nominative... |
| 4 | Latin | multus | much; many |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | moltos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ml̥tós | crumbled, crumpled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |