Etymology

multiuse

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Today it means: Able to accommodate multiple uses. Full definition →

English use ← Middle English use ← Old French us
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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*h₃eyt-der.?
  9. Proto-Italic*oitōr
  10. Latinūtor
  11. Latinūsus
  12. Old Frenchus
  13. Middle Englishuse
  14. Englishuse
  15. English todaymultiuse

From multi- + use.

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