myEtymology.com: English etymology of polybasic

Etymology of the English word polybasic

the English word polybasic

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-

derived from the English word basic

derived from the English word acronym

using the English prefix acro-

derived from the Late Greek word akros, ἄκρος (extremity)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ak-

using the English suffix -onym

derived from the Greek word onuma, ὄνυμα

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nō-men-

using the English prefix acr-

Word found in Modern English