Where does “polietileno” come from?

polietileno (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese etileno, from French éthylène, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

polietileno (Portuguese): polyethylene

Definitions

  1. polyethylene

Ancestry of “polietileno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseetilenoethylene a colourless gaseous hydrocarbon
2Frenchéthylèneethylene
3French-ène-ene
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →Every word from French -ène →