myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of polygamia

Etymology of the Latin word polygamia

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))

Word found in Late Latin