Etymology

polylactic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a polymer of lactic acid or its derivatives Full definition →

English lactic ← 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. Englishlactic
  6. English todaypolylactic

From poly- + lactic.

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