Etymology

conplastic

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Today it means: Produced by introducing the genetic material from one strain into the cytoplasm of another Full definition →

English plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
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  1. Old Frenchcon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  4. Proto-Italic*kom
  5. Proto-Italic*kom-
  6. Latincon-
  7. Middle Englishcon-
  8. Englishcon-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  10. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  11. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  12. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  13. Latinplasticus
  14. Englishplastic
  15. English todayconplastic

From con- + plastic.

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