myEtymology.com: English etymology of polypropylene

Etymology of the English word polypropylene

the English word polypropylene

using 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 propylene

using the English suffix -ene

derived from the English word propyl

using the English suffix -yl

derived from the English word propane

using the English suffix -ane

derived from the English word propionic

Word found in Modern English