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Where does “polimeria” come from?

polimeria (Italian) comes from Italian polimero, from Italian poli-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

polimeria (Italian): polygene; polymeria; polymerism

Definitions

  1. polygene; polymeria; polymerism

Ancestry of “polimeria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpolimeropolymerous; polymer
2Italianpoli-poly-
3Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
4Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
5Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
6Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
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