Etymology

multidirectional

Today it means: Involving or moving in multiple directions. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishdirectional
  7. English todaymultidirectional

From multi- + directional.

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