Where does “polyester” come from?

Polyester comes from English poly- and -ester, with poly- from Ancient Greek πολύς meaning "many," from Proto-Indo-European polh₁ús, itself from pleh₁-.

polyester (English): Any polymer whose monomers are linked together by...

Definitions

  1. Any polymer whose monomers are linked together by...

Ancestry of “polyester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishesterA compound most often formed by the condensation...
2GermanEsterester
3LatinEsthērEsther
4Ancient GreekἘσθήρEsther
5Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר—

Words derived from “polyester”

Every word from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ →Every word from Latin Esthēr →