Etymology

polyphenol

P3O1L1Y4P3H4E1N1O1L1

Today it means: Any of a large class of organic compounds, of plant origin, having more than one phenol group; they tend to be colourful and to have antioxidant properties. Full definition →

English phenol ← French phène ← Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  8. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  9. Frenchphène
  10. Englishphenol
  11. English todaypolyphenol

From poly- + phenol.

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