Etymology of the English word polyether
the English word
polyetherderived from the English word
etherderived from the Latin word
aether (upper air; ether; heaven)
derived from the Greek word
aither, αἰθήρ
derived from the Greek word
aithein, αἴθειν
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