Etymology

polyvidone

P3O1L1Y4V4I1D2O1N1E1

Today it means: polyvinyl pyrrolidone Full definition →

English pyrrolidone ← German Keton ← Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéyh₁ō
  7. Proto-Italic*wīnom
  8. Latinvīnum
  9. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  11. Englishvinyl
  12. Englishpolyvinyl
  13. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  14. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  15. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  16. Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
  17. GermanPyrro
  18. Englishpyrrole
  19. Englishpyrrolidine
  20. GermanKeton
  21. Englishketone
  22. Englishpyrrolidone
  23. English todaypolyvidone

Blend of polyvinyl + pyrrolidone.

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