Etymology

multiphase

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Today it means: That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles. Full definition →

English phase ← New Latin phasis ← Middle English multi-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. New Latinphasis
  7. Englishphase
  8. English todaymultiphase

From multi- + phase.

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