Etymology of the English word polywater
the English word
polywaterderived from the English word
polymericusing the English suffix
-icderived from the English word
polymerderived from the Greek word
polumeres, πολυμερής
derived from the Greek word
meros, μέρος (portion; thigh; a thigh; a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application))
using the Byzantine Greek prefix
polu-, πολυ-
derived from the Greek word
polus, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-derived from the English word
waterderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*watarUsage
Word found in Modern English
