polymer=البوليمر

polymer=البوليمر

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:

polymer (n.)

a substance built from a large number of simple molecules of the same kind, 1866, probably from Ger. Polymere (Berzelius, 1830), from Gk. polymeres "having many parts," from polys "many" (see poly-) + meros "part" (see merit (n.)). Related: Polymeric.

poly-

word-forming element meaning "many, much," from Gk. poly-, combining form of polys "much" (plural polloi); cognate with L. plus, from PIE root *ple- (cf. Skt. purvi "much," prayah "mostly;" Avestan perena-, O.Pers. paru "much;" Gk. plethos "people, multitude, great number," pleres "full," polys "much, plenty," ploutos "wealth," plethein "be full;" Lith. pilus "full, abundant;" O.C.S. plunu; Goth. filu "much," O.N. fjöl-, O.E. fela, feola "much, many;" O.E. folgian; O.Ir. lan, Welsh llawn "full;" O.Ir. il, Welsh elu "much"), probably related to root *pele- (2) "to spread." In chemical names, usually indicating a compound with a large number of atoms or molecules of the same kind (cf. polymer).