Etymology

superplasticity

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Today it means: the deformation of a solid beyond its normal breaking point Full definition →

English plasticity ← Latin plasticus ← Proto-Italic *super
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Latinplasticus
  8. Englishplastic
  9. Englishplasticity
  10. English todaysuperplasticity

From super- + plasticity.

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