Late 19th century; earliest use found in Fitzedward Hall (1825–1901), oriental scholar and philologist. After Byzantine Greek πολυσήμαντος (adjective) having many significations.
Definition of polysemant in US English:
polysemant
noun
Linguistics
= polyseme.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Fitzedward Hall (1825–1901), oriental scholar and philologist. After Byzantine Greek πολυσήμαντος (adjective) having many significations.