Etymology of the English word polyploid
the English word
polyploidusing the English suffix
-ploidusing 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-Derivations in English
allopolyploid,
autopolyploidUsage
Word found in Modern English
