Etymology of the English word polystyrene
the English word
polystyrenederived from the English word
styrenederived from the English word
styraxderived from the Latin word
styrax (styrax, storax)
derived from the Greek word
sturax, στύραξ
using the English suffix
-eneusing 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
