Etymology

plasticize

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Today it means: To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer Full definition →

English plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  3. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  5. Latinplasticus
  6. Englishplastic
  7. English todayplasticize

From plastic + -ize.

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