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The Learning Kingdom's Cool Word of the Day for September 9, 1999
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polyp [n. POL-ip]
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There are two kinds of polyp. One is an animal such as a hydra or sea
anemone with a cylindrical body and tentacles that surround a mouth
at the top. The other kind of polyp is a growth or tumor that forms
in the lining of a body cavity.
Both kinds of polyp go back to Latin polypus (cuttlefish, nasal
tumor), from Greek polupous. That word combines polus (many) and
pous (foot), describing the "many-footed," multi-tentacled creatures
of the sea, as well as the many extensions of some tumors.
The Greek root polus also led to the prefix poly- which is seen in a
vast array of modern "many" words, including these:
polyhistor [n. POL-ee-HIS-ter]: person with broad knowledge
polyptich [n. POL-ip-tik]: painting made of four or more panels
polymer [n. POL-uh-mer]: substance whose molecules are made by
joining many smaller molecules
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