myEtymology.com: French etymology of polygamie

Etymology of the French word polygamie

the French word polygamie

derived from the Late Latin word polygamia

derived from the Greek word polugamia, πολυγαμία

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-

using the Greek suffix -gamia, -γαμία

derived from the Greek word gameo, γαμέω (to wed (of either sex))

English polygamy, Romanian poligamie