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Etymology of the English prefix poly-
the English prefix
poly-
derived from the New Latin prefix
poly-
derived from the Greek word
polus
, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-
Derivations in English
polyester
,
polyacid
,
polyacrylamide
,
polyalcohol
,
polyamide
,
polyamine
,
polyangular
,
polyarchy
,
polyarthritis
,
polyarticular
,
polyatomic
,
polybasic
,
polybutylene
,
polycarbonate
,
polycarpellary
,
polycentric
,
polychromatic
,
polyclonal
,
polycondensation
,
polyconic
,
polycotyledon
,
polycrystalline
,
polyculture
,
polycyclic
,
polydisperse
,
polydrug
,
polyelectrolyte
,
polyene
,
polyestrous
,
polyether
,
polyethnic
,
polyethylene
,
polyfoam
,
polyfunctional
,
polygenesis
,
polygenetic
,
polyhydric
,
polyhydroxy
,
polyimide
,
polyisobutylene
,
polyisoprene
,
polyneuritis
,
polynomial
,
polynuclear
,
polynucleotide
,
polyol
,
polyolefin
,
polypeptide
,
polypetalous
,
polypharmacy
,
polyphase
,
polyphenol
,
polyphyletic
,
polyploid
,
polypropylene
,
polyrhythm
,
polyribosome
,
polysaccharide
,
polysepalous
,
polysome
,
polystyrene
,
polysulfide
,
polysuspensoid
,
polysyllable
,
polysyllogism
,
polysynaptic
,
polythiazide
,
polytomy
,
polytonal
,
polytonality
,
polytriglyph
,
polytrophic
,
polytypic
,
polyunsaturated
,
polyurethane
,
polyvalent
,
polyvinyl
,
polycistronic
,
polydaemonism
,
polydontia
,
polygenism
,
polymorphonuclear
,
polyprotic
,
polysynthesism
,
polyzoic
,
polydemic
,
polythene
,
polybasite
,
polydipsia
,
polychromasy
,
polysynthetic
,
polytype
Usage
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