Etymology

multifid

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Today it means: Cleft into many parts or lobes. Full definition →

Latin multifidus ← Proto-Italic *findō ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰinédti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmulti-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyd-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰinédti
  8. Proto-Italic*findō
  9. Latinfindō
  10. Latinmultifidus
  11. English todaymultifid

From Latin multifidus, from multi- (“many”) + -fidus, from findere (“to split”). Equivalent of multi- + -fid. Doublet of multifidus and multifidous.

Words from the same roots

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