Etymology of the English word terpolymer
the English word
terpolymerusing the English prefix
ter-derived from the Latin word
terderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-derived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
