Where does “polímero” come from?
polímero (Spanish) comes from German polymer, from Ancient Greek πολυμερής, from Ancient Greek πολῠ-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
polímero (Spanish): polymer
Definitions
- polymer
Ancestry of “polímero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | polymer | polymeric |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολυμερής | having many parts; consisting of many parts |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολῠ- | many; much, a lot |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |