It is from ancient Greek and translates as many
Poly is actually a prefix meaning many.
The root 'poly-' is derived from Greek, and means 'many', such as in 'polyamorous', meaning 'having many lovers".
Poly has a similar meaning with multi-.
polygon < πολύγωνο < πολύ + γωνίαπολύ = multi-, manyγωνία = angleSo polygon = "multiangled"
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The Greek root word "poly" means many or much. It is commonly used in English to form words related to multiple or excessive quantities.
Crystal
The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry., The state or habit of having more than one mate., The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
Poly means "many" in English. "πολύ" (polee) is the greek word for "much". "πολλοί". "πολλές", "πολλά" are the equivalents for "many" in greek.
More than one
Poly means many and polygon means shape of many sides
I'm pretty sure that -gon is the root word and it means angles. The prefix poly- means many and is most likely what you're asking for.