Etymology

autoplastic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to autoplasty (a type of lesion repair with healthy tissue). Full definition →

English plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Englishauto-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  11. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  12. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  13. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  14. Latinplasticus
  15. Englishplastic
  16. English todayautoplastic

From auto- + plastic.

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