Where does “polyelectrolyte” come from?

Polyelectrolyte comes from English electro- (from Latin electrum, from Ancient Greek λύω meaning "to loosen," from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- with the same sense).

polyelectrolyte (English): A polymeric electrolyte

Definitions

  1. A polymeric electrolyte

Ancestry of “polyelectrolyte”, 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 “polyelectrolyte”

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