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Where does “πλᾰστός” come from?

πλᾰστός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

πλᾰστός (Ancient Greek): molded, formed; formed, moulded; artificial;...

Definitions

  1. molded, formed; formed, moulded; artificial;...

Ancestry of “πλᾰστός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
2Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “πλᾰστός”

  • arthroplasty
  • angioplasty
  • plastid
  • rhinoplasty
  • hemiarthroplasty
  • blepharoplasty
  • vertebroplasty
  • urethroplasty
  • abdominoplasty
  • valvuloplasty
  • pyeloplasty
  • keratoplasty
  • mammaplasty
  • laminoplasty
  • gastroplasty
  • tympanoplasty
  • vaginoplasty
  • cystoplasty
  • acromioplasty
  • thoracoplasty
  • mammoplasty
  • septoplasty
  • pyloroplasty
  • phalloplasty
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