Where does “polycystic” come from?
Polycystic derives from English cystic, from Middle French cystique, from Ancient Greek κύστις meaning bladder, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-.
polycystic (English): Having many cysts
Ancestry of “polycystic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
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