Etymology

polyvinyl

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Today it means: Composed of, or derived from, many vinyl groups Full definition →

English vinyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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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. English todaypolyvinyl

From poly- + vinyl.

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