English word multiply comes from Latin plica, Latin montem, Latin multi (Many.), Latin monto
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| plica | Latin (lat) | |
| montem | Latin (lat) | |
| multi | Latin (lat) | Many. |
| monto | Latin (lat) | |
| *monto | Latin (lat) | (Vulgar Latin) I climb, mount, go up. |
| montare | Malayalam (mal) | |
| *montare | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| monter | Old French (fro) | To go up. To mount (a horse, etc.). |
| multiplicare | Latin (lat) | |
| multiplier | Old French (fro) | |
| multiply | English (eng) | (intransitive) To breed or propagate.. (intransitive) To grow in number.. (intransitive, arithmetic) To perform multiplication.. (transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).. (transitive, arithmetic) To perform multiplication on (a number).. (transitive, rare) To be a factor in a multiplication with (another factor). (computer science) An act or instance of multiplying. |