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Where does “oligomeric” come from?

Oligomeric comes from English -mer, derived from Ancient Greek μέρος meaning "part," from the verb μείρομαι meaning "to receive one's share," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer-.

oligomeric (English): Of, pertaining to, or being an oligomer

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or being an oligomer

Ancestry of “oligomeric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
2EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
3Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
4Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
5Spanishimagenimage
6Italianimmagineimage; imago
7Latinimāginem—
8Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
9Latinīn-—
10Latinîn—
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “oligomeric”

  • heterooligomeric
  • homooligomeric
  • suboligomeric
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →