Etymology

nanoplastic

na·no·plas·tic
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Today it means: A nanoparticle formed by the degradation of a plastic. Full definition →

English plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  5. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  6. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  7. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  8. Latinplasticus
  9. Englishplastic
  10. English todaynanoplastic

From nano- + plastic.

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