Etymology

emplaster

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Today it means: A plaster. Full definition →

Old French emplastre ← Latin emplastrum ← Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔμπλαστρον
  2. Latin · derived fromemplastrum
  3. Old French · derived fromemplastre
  4. English todayemplaster

From Old French emplastre, from Latin emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron).

Words from the same roots

Latinemplastrum all →

plaster

Ancient Greekἔμπλαστρον all →

emplastron

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.