poly-

前缀
/ˈpɒ.li-/|/pəˈlɪ-/    /ˈpɑ.li-/|/ˈpɔ.li-/|/pəˈlɪ-/

英文释义

前缀
  1. many morpheme
    — polydactyl, polyglot, polyvalent
  2. polymer morpheme
    — polyacetal, polyethene, polyether
  3. polyamory morpheme
    — polycule, polyphobia, polyfamily

词源

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.
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