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Where does “πολύς” come from?

πολύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

πολύς (Ancient Greek): many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...

Definitions

  1. many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...

Ancestry of “πολύς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
2Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
3Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “πολύς”

  • polymer
  • pulpit
  • polygon
  • polymerase
  • polynomial
  • polymerization
  • polymorphism
  • polygamy
  • Pleistocene
  • polyethylene
  • polypeptide
  • polymeric
  • Polynesian
  • polyester
  • polymorphic
  • copolymer
  • polystyrene
  • polygraph
  • polytheism
  • Polynesia
  • polygonal
  • Pliocene
  • polycystic
  • polysaccharide
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