Etymology

multidisciplinary

Today it means: Relating to multiple areas of study or work. Full definition →

English disciplinary ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī
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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. Englishdisciplinary
  9. English todaymultidisciplinary

From multi- + disciplinary.

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