The story
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Englishethoxylated
- English todaypolyethoxylated
From poly- + ethoxylated.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
polyethoxylated
Today it means: Formed into a polymer whose repeat unit is derived from ethylene oxide Full definition →
English ethoxylated ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús