Etymology

polyprenol

P3O1L1Y4P3R1E1N1O1L1

Today it means: any prenol having more than four isoprene units Full definition →

English prenol ← 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. Englishprenol
  6. English todaypolyprenol

From poly- + prenol.

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