Etymology

ideoplastic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a physiological process that is modified by mental activity. Full definition →

English plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Ancient Greekῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn)
  3. Ancient Greekῐ̓δέᾱ (ĭdéā)
  4. Englishideo-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  6. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  7. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  8. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  9. Latinplasticus
  10. Englishplastic
  11. English todayideoplastic

From ideo- + plastic.

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