Where does “polychrestic” come from?
polychrestic (English) comes from English polychrest, from Ancient Greek πολύχρηστος, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
polychrestic (English): Able to be used in various ways
Definitions
- Able to be used in various ways
Ancestry of “polychrestic”, step by step
polychrestic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English polychrest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polychrest | A medicine that serves for many uses, or that... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολύχρηστος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |