Etymology of the English word dimer
the English word
dimerderived from the English word
di-derived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
using the English suffix
-merderived from the English word
polymerderived from the Greek word
polumeres, πολυμερής
derived from the Greek word
meros, μέρος (portion; thigh; a thigh; a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application))
using the Byzantine Greek prefix
polu-, πολυ-
derived from the Greek word
polus, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-Derivations in English
excimerUsage
Word found in Modern English
