An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. A great number.
   

2. A great number of people gathered together; crowd; throng.
   

3. The state or character of being many; numerousness.

Etymology (EN): M.E., from O.Fr. multitude and directly from L. multitudo “a great number, a crowd; the common people,” from multus “many, much,” → multi-, + suffix -tudo “-tude.”

Etymology (PE): Basiné, from basin + superlative of bas “many, much,” → multi-, + suffix -in + -é noun/nuance suffix (as bišiné, kaminé, etc.).