Where does “tetramerization” come from?

tetramerization (English) comes from English tetramer, from English -mer, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

tetramerization (English): polymerization to form a tetramer

Definitions

  1. polymerization to form a tetramer

Ancestry of “tetramerization”, step by step

tetramerization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tetramer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtetramerAn oligomer having four subunits
2English-mer
3Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
4Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros

via English ization

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishization

Words derived from “tetramerization

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros