polypeptide

Term: polypeptide

Literally meaning: “several peptides”

Origin: Greek

πολύ-/poly-(=many, several)

πεπτίδιο/peptidio(=peptid) a low weight polymer  composed of two (dipeptide)  or more amino acids joined by peptide bonds  consisting parts of proteins > πέπτω/pepto(=digest)

+ίδιο/-idio(=ide, suffix meaning a member or a part of group)

Coined/History

(?) peptide is a part of group (protein)

Definition

Polypeptide is peptide containing more than two amino acids linked by peptide bonds.