Etymology of the English word polyprotic
the English word
polyproticderived from the English word
protonderived from the Greek word
protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perusing the English suffix
-icusing 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English