'polysyndeton' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'polysyndeton,' where 'poly-' meant 'many' and 'syndeton' meant 'bound together with.'

'polysyndeton' was borrowed directly from the Greek 'polysyndeton' into Late Latin and then into English, retaining its original form and meaning.

Initially, it meant 'many conjunctions used together,' and this meaning has remained the same in modern usage as a rhetorical term.