Meanings
adjectivemultietiological (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving multiple causes
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mel-
- Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
- Proto-Italic*moltos
- Latinmultus
- Latinmultī
- Middle Englishmulti-
- Englishmulti-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
- Ancient Greekαἰτῐ́ᾱ (aitĭ́ā)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Ancient Greekαἰτῐολογῐ́ᾱ (aitĭologĭ́ā)
- Latinaetiologia
- Englishetiology
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishetiological
- Englishmultietiological
From multi- + etiological.
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multietiological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multietiological
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“multietiological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multietiological. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multietiological,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multietiological.
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