Etymology of the Latin word multiplicitas
the Latin word
multiplicitas (multiplicity; manifoldness)
derived from the Latin word
multiplicare (multiply; repeat; increase)
derived from the Late Latin word
multiplex (having many twists, turns; having many layers; multitudinous, many at once, together)
derived from the Latin word
multus (many; much, many, great)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mel-derived from the Late Latin word
plicare (to fold; fold , bend, flex; multiply by X , X-tuple; add together)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plek-derived from the Latin word
plexus (plaiting, braid; interwoven; intricate)
derived from the Latin word
plectere (buffet, beat; punish; plait, twine)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plek-Derivations in other languages
French
multiplicité, French
multiplicite, Italian
molteplicità, Portuguese
multiplicidade, Spanish
multiplicidadUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Vulgar Latin
