Where does “polyacylamide” come from?

polyacylamide (English) comes from English poly, from Latin polium, from Latin polion, from Ancient Greek πόλιον, from Ancient Greek πολιός, from Proto-Hellenic poľľós, from Proto-Indo-European polH-yós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

polyacylamide (English): Any polyamide formed by the polymerisation of an acylamide

Definitions

  1. Any polyamide formed by the polymerisation of an acylamide

Ancestry of “polyacylamide”, step by step

polyacylamide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English poly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolyPolytechnic; Polyethylene; Polyurethane
2LatinpoliumAlternative form of polion
3LatinpolionA strong-smelling plant, perhaps Teucrium...
4Ancient Greekπόλιονfelty germander
5Ancient Greekπολιόςgrey, grizzled, grizzly; bright, clear, serene; a...
6Proto-Hellenicpoľľósgrey
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolH-yós
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

via English acylamide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacylamideAny acyl amide
2EnglishamideAny derivative of an oxoacid in which the...
3English-ideAny of a group of related compounds - azide,...
4Middle French-ideid (dynast)
5Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
6Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
7Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH-