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Where does “polysulfure” come from?

polysulfure (French) comes from French poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

polysulfure (French): polysulfide / polysulphide

Definitions

  1. polysulfide / polysulphide

Ancestry of “polysulfure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoly-poly-
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—
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