poly-

prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“much, many”). Unrelated to -poly.

1. many

   “polydactyl, polyglot, polyvalent”

2. polymer

   “polyacetal, polyethene, polyether”

3. polyamory

   “polycule, polyphobia, polyfamily”