Where does “polycarboxylic acid” come from?

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

polycarboxylic acid (English): Any organic compound having multiple carboxylic...

Definitions

  1. Any organic compound having multiple carboxylic...

Ancestry of “polycarboxylic acid”, step by step

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

Words derived from “polycarboxylic acid”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō →Every word from English poly- →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →