Where does “ketjupolymeeri” come from?

ketjupolymeeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish ketju, from Swedish kedja, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

ketjupolymeeri (Finnish): chain polymer, linear polymer

Definitions

  1. chain polymer, linear polymer

Ancestry of “ketjupolymeeri”, step by step

ketjupolymeeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Finnish polymeeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolymeeripolymer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat-Every word from Latin catēnaEvery word from Swedish kedja
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