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

A polymeric electrolyte

Ancestry of “polyelectrolyte”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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	—

Words derived from “polyelectrolyte”

biopolyelectrolyte

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