Etymology

multi-word

Today it means: Consisting of more than one word. Full definition →

English word ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishword
  9. English todaymulti-word

From multi- + word.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.