Etymology

polymolecule

P3O1L1Y4M3O1L1E1C3U1L1E1

Today it means: A polymeric molecule Full definition →

English molecule ← 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. Englishmolecule
  6. English todaypolymolecule

From poly- + molecule.

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