Etymology

polyrod

P3O1L1Y4R1O1D2

Today it means: A directional dielectric antenna made from a rod of polystyrene projecting from a waveguide. Full definition →

English rod ← Middle English rodde ← Old English *rodd
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Old English*rodd
  6. Middle Englishrodde
  7. Englishrod
  8. English todaypolyrod

From poly- + rod.

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