Etymology

multiday

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Today it means: Extending over multiple days. Full definition →

English day ← Middle English day ← Old English dæġ
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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. Proto-Indo-European*dʰegʷʰ-?
  9. Proto-Germanic*dagaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*dag
  11. Old Englishdæġ
  12. Middle Englishday
  13. Englishday
  14. English todaymultiday

From multi- + day.

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