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Where does “polybagged” come from?

polybagged (English) comes from English polybag, from English poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

polybagged (English): packaged in a polybag

Definitions

  1. packaged in a polybag

Ancestry of “polybagged”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolybagA plastic bag used to package a number of things...
2Englishpoly-many; polymer
3Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
4Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
5Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
6Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
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