myEtymology.com: English etymology of polymeric

Etymology of the English word polymeric

the English word polymeric

using the English suffix -ic

derived from the English word polymer

derived 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-

Word found in Modern English