Where does “ionomer” come from?
Ionomer comes from English ion and English -mer, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- meaning to divide or separate.
ionomer (English): a polymer, or a biological macromolecule in...
Definitions
- a polymer, or a biological macromolecule in...
Ancestry of “ionomer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mer | A repeat unit: a structural unit which through... |
| 2 | English | polymer | A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain... |
| 3 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |