Etymology

multiyear

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Today it means: Having a duration of multiple years. Full definition →

English year ← Middle English yeer ← Old English ġēar
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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*(H)yeh₁-der.?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*yóh₁r̥
  10. Proto-Germanic*jērą
  11. Proto-West Germanic*jār
  12. Old Englishġēar
  13. Middle Englishyeer
  14. Englishyear
  15. English todaymultiyear

From multi- + year.

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