myEtymology.com: English etymology of polyribosome

Etymology of the English word polyribosome

the English word polyribosome

derived from the English word ribosome

derived from the Greek word soma, σῶμα (body; the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *teuə-

derived from the Greek word soma

derived from the Greek word ribose (an aldopentose)

derived from the English word ribose

derived from the English word arabinose

derived from the English word arabin

using the English suffix -some

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-

Word found in Modern English