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Where does “πλάσις” come from?

πλάσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.

πλάσις (Ancient Greek): a moulding, conformation; training; fiction,...

Definitions

  1. a moulding, conformation; training; fiction,...

Ancestry of “πλάσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
2Proto-Hellenicpláťťō—
3Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō—

Words derived from “πλάσις”

  • dysplasia
  • hyperplasia
  • neoplasia
  • hypoplasia
  • myelodysplasia
  • achondroplasia
  • chondrodysplasia
  • anaplasia
  • fibrodysplasia
  • pseudoachondroplasia
  • dyschondroplasia
  • preneoplasia
  • hyperplasic
  • osteodysplasia
  • hemihyperplasia
  • heteroplasia
  • osteochondrodysplasia
  • achondroplasic
  • hypoplasic
  • lipohyperplasia
  • anaplasic
  • achondroplasiaphobia
  • normoplasia
  • euplasia
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