Etymology

-plasia

Today it means: Growth or formation Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σῐς (plắsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  3. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σῐς (plắsĭs)
  5. English today-plasia

From New Latin -plasia, from Ancient Greek πλάσις (plásis, “molding, formation”).

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