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Where does “photopolymeric” come from?

photopolymeric (English) comes from English photopolymer, from English photo-, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

photopolymeric (English): Being or relating to a photopolymer

Definitions

  1. Being or relating to a photopolymer

Ancestry of “photopolymeric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphotopolymerAny polymer that reacts to light with a physical...
2Englishphoto-light, electromagnetic radiation; photography
3Ancient Greekφωτο-—
4Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
5Proto-Hellenicpʰáos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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