Etymology

multicellular

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Today it means: That has many cells, often differentiated in function. Full definition →

English cellular ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishcellular
  9. English todaymulticellular

From multi- + cellular.

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