Etymology

polycarbonate

pol·y·car·bon·ate
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Today it means: Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates. Full definition →

English carbonate ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  6. Latincarbōnem
  7. Frenchcarbone
  8. Englishcarbon
  9. Englishcarbonate
  10. English todaypolycarbonate

From poly- + carbonate.

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