Etymology

mesoplastic

me·so·plas·tic
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Today it means: particles of plastic found especially in the marine environment (typically about 10 mm) Full definition →

English plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*métsos
  6. Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
  7. Englishmeso-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  9. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  10. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  11. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  12. Latinplasticus
  13. Englishplastic
  14. English todaymesoplastic

From meso- + plastic.

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