Etymology of the English word polygamy
the English word
polygamyderived from the French word
polygamiederived from the Late Latin word
polygamiaderived from the Greek word
polugamia, πολυγαμία
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-using the Greek suffix
-gamia, -γαμία
derived from the Greek word
gameo, γαμέω (to wed (of either sex))
Derivations in English
polygamic,
polygamist,
polygamophileUsage
Word found in Modern English
