myEtymology.com: English etymology of polymerization

Etymology of the English word polymerization

the English word polymerization

using the English suffix -ation

derived from the Latin suffix -atio

derived from the Latin suffix -are

derived from the French suffix -ation

using the Latin prefix -ation-

derived from the English word polymerize

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 -ize

derived from the Old French suffix -iser

derived from the Latin suffix -izare

derived from the Greek suffix -izein, -ίζειν

Word found in Modern English