Where does “autopolymerisation” come from?
autopolymerisation (English) comes from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
autopolymerisation (English): A chemical reaction in which a monomer undergoes polymerisation spontaneously, often due to environmental factors such as heat, light, or inherent instability
Definitions
- A chemical reaction in which a monomer undergoes polymerisation spontaneously, often due to environmental factors such as heat, light, or inherent instability
Ancestry of “autopolymerisation”, step by step
autopolymerisation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English polymerisation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polymerisation | Alternative spelling of polymerization |
| 2 | English | polymerise | alternative form of polymerize |
| 3 | English | polymer | A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain... |
| 4 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |