Etymology

multicompartmental

Today it means: Having or requiring multiple compartments. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English compartment ← Middle French compartiment
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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. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  10. Proto-Italic*kom
  11. Proto-Italic*kom-
  12. Latincom-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*perh₃-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*pérh₃tis?
  15. Proto-Italic*partis
  16. Latinpars
  17. Latinpartiō
  18. Latinpartior
  19. Latincompartīrī
  20. Italiancompartire
  21. Italiancompartimento
  22. Middle Frenchcompartiment
  23. Englishcompartment
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  26. English todaymulticompartmental

By surface analysis, multi- + compartment + -al.

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