Where does “mulțime” come from?
mulțime (Romanian) comes from Romanian mult, 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.
mulțime (Romanian): crowd; lot, ton, large quantity; set
Definitions
- crowd; lot, ton, large quantity; set
Ancestry of “mulțime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mult | much; many; the large amount of |
| 2 | Latin | multus | much; many |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | moltos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ml̥tós | crumbled, crumpled |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |