Where does “multitarefa” come from?

multitarefa (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tarefa, from Arabic طَرِيحَة, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.

multitarefa (Portuguese): multitasking

Definitions

  1. multitasking

Ancestry of “multitarefa”, step by step

multitarefa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese tarefa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetarefajob, task; burden, chore; Clipping of tarefa de...
2Arabicطَرِيحَةendeavor
3Arabicطَرَحَreject, deduct; to throw

via English multitasking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmultitaskingpresent participle of multitask; The simultaneous...
Every word from Arabic طَرَحَEvery word from Arabic طَرِيحَةEvery word from Portuguese tarefa