polysemous

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπολύσημος
2. Medieval Latin · borrowed frompolysēmus
3. English todaypolysemous

From Medieval Latin polysēmus, from Ancient Greek πολύσημος (polúsēmos), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + σημαίνω (sēmaínō, “I signify, mean”). By surface analysis, poly- + -semous.