Etymology

polyhydroxy

P3O1L1Y4H4Y4D2R1O1X8Y4

Today it means: Having three or more hydroxy functional groups. Full definition →

English hydroxy ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishhydroxy
  6. English todaypolyhydroxy

From poly- + hydroxy.

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