Where does “submulțime” come from?

submulțime (Romanian) comes from Romanian mulțime, 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.

submulțime (Romanian): subset

Definitions

  1. subset

Ancestry of “submulțime”, step by step

submulțime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian mulțime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmulțimecrowd; lot, ton, large quantity; set
2Romanianmultmuch; many; the large amount of
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

via Romanian sub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansubunder, below, beneath, underneath
2Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupounder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ml̥tós →