Etymology

plasticard

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Today it means: Thin polystyrene sheets used in arts and crafts. Full definition →

English card ← Middle English carde ← Old French carte
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  3. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  5. Latinplasticus
  6. Englishplastic
  7. Ancient Greekχάρτης (khártēs)
  8. Latincharta
  9. Old Frenchcarte
  10. Middle Englishcarde
  11. Englishcard
  12. English todayplasticard

Blend of plastic + card.

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