Etymology

-plasty

-plas·ty

Today it means: Repair or restoration of a part or function. 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-plasty

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπλᾰστός all →

-plast

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