Etymology

platysma

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Today it means: A superficial muscle of the human neck that overlaps the sternocleidomastoid. Full definition →

New Latin platysma ← Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ“flat object”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromplatysma
  3. English todayplatysma

Borrowed from New Latin platysma, from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ (plắtŭsmă, “flat object”), from πλᾰτῠ́νω (plătŭ́nō, “widen”) + -μᾰ (-mă, “nominal suffix”).

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