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Where does “polymer” come from?

polymer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

polymer (Norwegian Bokmål): a polymer

Definitions

  1. a polymer

Ancestry of “polymer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
2Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—

Words derived from “polymer”

  • polymerisere
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