Etymology

polyaromatic

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Today it means: Containing more than one aromatic ring system, especially several such rings fused together. Full definition →

English aromatic ← Old French aromatique ← Late Latin arōmaticus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Ancient Greekἄρωμα (árōma)
  6. Ancient Greekἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)
  7. Late Latinarōmaticus
  8. Old Frencharomatique
  9. Englisharomatic
  10. English todaypolyaromatic

From poly- + aromatic.

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