Etymograph

English

homopolyriboadenine

From homo- + poly- + riboadenine.

A compound of homo- + poly- + riboadenine

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’

Proto-Indo-European *somHós ‘same, alike’

Proto-Hellenic *homós

Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same’

English homo-

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- ‘to fill’

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús ‘much, many’

Ancient Greek πολύς ‘many, much’

English poly-

Today it means

noun A homopolymer composed of riboadenine subunits

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / homopolyriboadenine