Etymology of the English word multiversity
the English word
multiversityderived from the English word
universityderived from the Old French word
universitederived from the Medieval Latin word
universitas (universe, sum of all things; whole; university)
derived from the Latin word
universus (whole world; all men, everybody; whole, entire; all together)
derived from the Latin word
versus (line, verse; furrow)
derived from the Latin word
vertere (to turn; turn, turn around; change)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-using the Late Latin prefix
uni-derived from the Latin word
unus (one; alone, a single, sole)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*oi-no-using the English prefix
multi-derived from the Latin word
multus (many; much, many, great)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mel-Date
The earliest known usage of multiversity in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
