Where does “polymer” come from?

Polymer comes from Ancient Greek polymeres, from poly- (many) and meros (part), derived from Ancient Greek meiromai (to allot or receive a share) and Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- (to fill).

polymer (English): A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain...

Definitions

  1. A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain...

Ancestry of “polymer”, 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 “polymer”

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