Etymology

multielement

M3U1L1T1I1E1L1E1M3E1N1T1

Today it means: That employs multiple elements, especially a large array of elements. Full definition →

English element ← 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. Englishelement
  7. English todaymultielement

From multi- + element.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.