Where does “πολυμερής” come from?
πολυμερής (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πολυμερής, from Ancient Greek πολῠ-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
πολυμερής (Greek): multilateral; polymeric; multisided, multi-parted
Definitions
- multilateral; polymeric; multisided, multi-parted
Ancestry of “πολυμερής”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πολυμερής | having many parts; consisting of many parts |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολῠ- | many; much, a lot |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |