Etymology

terpolymer

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Today it means: A copolymer derived from three species of monomer. Full definition →

English polymer ← Ancient Greek μέρος (méros) ← Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros
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The story

  1. Englishter-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  4. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  5. Englishpoly-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)méros
  8. Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
  9. Ancient Greekμέρος (méros)
  10. Englishpolymer
  11. English todayterpolymer

From ter- + polymer.

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