Etymology

euplastic

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Today it means: Describing an organizable substance by which the tissues of an animal body are renewed. Full definition →

English plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
  8. Englisheu-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  10. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  11. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  12. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  13. Latinplasticus
  14. Englishplastic
  15. English todayeuplastic

From eu- + plastic.

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