Etymology of the English word polynuclear
the English word
polynuclearusing the English prefix
poly-derived from the New Latin prefix
poly-derived from the Greek word
polus, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-derived from the English word
nuclearderived from the English word
nucleusderived from the Latin word
nucleus (nut; nucleus, inside of a nut, kernel)
derived from the Latin word
nux (nut)
derived from the Latin word
nuculeusderived from the Classical Latin word
nuculaderived from the Latin word
nux (nut)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
