Etymology

plastivore

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Today it means: A biological organism (microbial or otherwise) which consumes and breaks down plastics (synthetic polymers). Full definition →

Latin vorō ← Proto-Italic *worā ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂
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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. Proto-Indo-European*gʷerh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷorh₃éh₂
  9. Proto-Italic*worā
  10. Latinvorō
  11. English todayplastivore

From plastic + -vore.

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