Etymology

multigrain

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Today it means: Containing multiple types of grain, usually in processed form. Full definition →

English grain ← Middle English greyn ← Old French grain
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Latingrānum
  7. Old Frenchgrain
  8. Middle Englishgreyn
  9. Englishgrain
  10. English todaymultigrain

From multi- + grain.

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