Dictionary

multicompartmental en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English -al English multicompartmental By surface analysis, multi- + compartment + -al.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Having or requiring multiple compartments.
   • Near-synonyms: multicellular, multicell, multichamber, multidepartmental, multilocular, multiroom

Coordinates

unicompartmental · bicompartmental

Relateds

multilobular · multilobar

Synonyms

multiroom · multichamber · multicellular · multilocular · multicompartment · multidepartmental · multicell