Etymology of the English word polymer
the English word
polymerderived from the Greek word
polumeres, πολυμερής
derived from the Greek word
meros, μέρος (portion; thigh; a thigh; a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application))
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-Derivations in English
biopolymer,
copolymer,
homopolymer,
photopolymer,
polymerase,
polymeric,
polymerism,
polymerize,
terpolymer,
dimer,
elastomer,
monomer,
tetramer,
dendrimerUsage
Word found in Modern English
