myEtymology.com: English etymology of polymerism

Etymology of the English word polymerism

the English word polymerism

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-

using the English suffix -ism

derived from the French suffix -ism

derived from the Latin suffix -ismus

derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός

suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")