Etymology

multimodel

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Today it means: Having or employing multiple models. Full definition →

English model ← Middle French modelle ← Old Italian modello
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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. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*médos
  10. Proto-Italic*medos
  11. Latinmodus
  12. Late Latinmodulus
  13. Vulgar Latin*modellus
  14. Old Italianmodello
  15. Middle Frenchmodelle
  16. Englishmodel
  17. English todaymultimodel

From multi- + model.

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