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Where does “polypseudorotaxane” come from?

polypseudorotaxane (English) comes from English pseudorotaxane, from English pseudo-, from Ancient Greek ψευδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

polypseudorotaxane (English): Any polymer having a pseudorotaxane as a repeat...

Definitions

  1. Any polymer having a pseudorotaxane as a repeat...

Ancestry of “polypseudorotaxane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpseudorotaxaneAny complex, having the general form of a...
2Englishpseudo-False, not genuine, fake
3Ancient Greekψευδήςlying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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