Etymology

polyform

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Today it means: A plane or solid figure constructed by joining together identical polygons edge to edge. Full definition →

English form ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishform
  6. English todaypolyform

From poly- + form.

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