Etymology

-plast

Today it means: A small body, structure, particle, or granule, especially of living matter. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós) ← Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  3. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σσω (plắssō)
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰστός (plăstós)
  5. English today-plast

Derived from Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós, “molded, formed”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπλᾰστός all →

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