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Etymology of the English word multivalve

the English word multivalve
using the English prefix multi-
derived from the Latin word multus (many; much, many, great)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mel-
derived from the English word valve
derived from the New Latin word valva (leaf of door; double or folding door, one leaf of the doors)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wel-




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