Etymology

thermoset

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Today it means: A thermosetting polymer: one that is not remeltable. Full definition →

English set ← Middle English sett ← Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  6. Middle Englishsett
  7. Englishset
  8. English todaythermoset

From thermo- + set.

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