Etymology of the English word polyacid
the English word
polyacidderived from the English word
acidderived from the Classical Latin word
acidus (acid, sour, bitter)
derived from the Latin word
acere (be sour)
using 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
