Etymology

multiconceptual

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Today it means: Involving multiple concepts. Full definition →

English conceptual ← Medieval Latin conceptuālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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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. Latincon-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  15. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  16. Latincapiō
  17. Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
  18. Latinconcipiō
  19. Latinconceptus
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  22. Medieval Latinconceptuālis
  23. Englishconceptual
  24. English todaymulticonceptual

From multi- + conceptual.

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