Etymology

plastivorous

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Today it means: Consuming plastic. Full definition →

English plasti(c) ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
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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. Englishplasti(c)
  7. English todayplastivorous

From plasti(c) + -vorous.

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