adj
Meaning 1
Cleft into many parts or lobes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
multifid
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multi- Proto-Indo-European *bheyd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bhinédti Proto-Italic *findō Latin findō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Old Latin -os Latin -us Latin -fidus Latin multifidusbor. English multifid From Latin multifidus, from multi- (“many”) + -fidus, from findere (“to split”). Equivalent of multi- + -fid. Doublet of multifidus and multifidous.
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Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Latin: multifidus — Translations
- Latin: centifidus — Translations
- Romanian: multifid — Translations