Etymology

multidiagram

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Today it means: A combined diagram of multiple things Full definition →

English diagram ← French diagramme ← Italian diagramma
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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*dwóh₁
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  11. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  12. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  14. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  15. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  16. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́μμᾰ (grắmmă)
  17. Ancient Greekδιάγραμμα (diágramma)
  18. Italiandiagramma
  19. Frenchdiagramme
  20. Englishdiagram
  21. English todaymultidiagram

From multi- + diagram.

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