Where does “multifocal” come from?

multifocal (Romanian) comes from Italian multifocale, from Italian 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.

multifocal (Romanian): multifocal

Definitions

  1. multifocal

Ancestry of “multifocal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmultifocalemultifocal
2Italianmulti-multi
3Latinmultusmuch; many
4Proto-Italicmoltosmuch, many
5Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥tóscrumbled, crumpled
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ml̥tós →