Where does “monomer” come from?

Monomer comes from Ancient Greek μέρος, which derives from Ancient Greek χρῶμα, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European gʰreu and gʰer-.

monomer (English): A relatively small molecule which can be...

Definitions

  1. A relatively small molecule which can be...

Ancestry of “monomer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-mer
2Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
3Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros

Words derived from “monomer

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros