myEtymology.com: English etymology of polyvinyl

Etymology of the English word polyvinyl

the English word polyvinyl

derived from the English word vinyl

using the English suffix -yl

using the English prefix vini-

derived from the Latin word vinum (wine)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *win-o- (wine)

cognates include Arabic wain, both of which are possibly derived from a long-lost Mediterranean language

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