Where does “ceramer” come from?
ceramer (English) comes from English ceramic, from French céramique, from Ancient Greek κεραμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
ceramer (English): A crosslinked organic/inorganic polymer that has some properties of a ceramic
Definitions
- A crosslinked organic/inorganic polymer that has some properties of a ceramic
Ancestry of “ceramer”, step by step
ceramer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ceramic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ceramic | Made of material produced by the high-temperature... |
| 2 | French | céramique | ceramic; ceramics |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κεραμικός | of clay; potter's |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English polymer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polymer | A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain... |
| 2 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |