Where does “polyalternating” come from?
polyalternating (English) comes from English alternating, from English alternate, from Latin alternātus, from Latin alternō, from Latin alternus, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
polyalternating (English): Describing a copolymer in which two monomers...
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- Describing a copolymer in which two monomers...
Ancestry of “polyalternating”, step by step
polyalternating traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alternating
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alternating | present participle of alternate; That alternates;... |
| 2 | English | alternate | Happening by turns; one following the other in... |
| 3 | Latin | alternātus | alternated, vacillated |
| 4 | Latin | alternō | to do one thing and then another, do by turns, interchange, alternate |
| 5 | Latin | alternus | alternate (one after the other), successive |
| 6 | Latin | alter | the other, the second; the one...the other |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élteros | other , second |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
via English poly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poly | Polytechnic; Polyethylene; Polyurethane |
| 2 | Latin | polium | Alternative form of polion |
| 3 | Latin | polion | A strong-smelling plant, perhaps Teucrium... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλιον | felty germander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιός | grey, grizzled, grizzly; bright, clear, serene; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | poľľós | grey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | polH-yós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |