Etymology

multivitamin

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Today it means: Containing or relating to multiple vitamins. Full definition →

English vitamin ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī
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  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishvitamin
  7. English todaymultivitamin

From multi- + vitamin.

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