Where does “pleochroic” come from?
pleochroic (English) comes from English pleo-, from Ancient Greek πλείων, from Proto-Hellenic *pleíhōn, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs.
pleochroic (English): Having the property of pleochroism
Definitions
- Having the property of pleochroism
Ancestry of “pleochroic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pleo- | supernumerary; many |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλείων | more, comparative degree of πολύς; more; more,... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *pleíhōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *pléh₁yōs | — |