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Where does “πλᾰστῐκός” come from?

πλᾰστῐκός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

πλᾰστῐκός (Ancient Greek): fit for moulding; plastic; gifted in sculpture

Definitions

  1. fit for moulding; plastic; gifted in sculpture

Ancestry of “πλᾰστῐκός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
2Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
3Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “πλᾰστῐκός”

  • plastic
  • plasticity
  • neoplastic
  • thermoplastic
  • plasticizer
  • paraneoplastic
  • antineoplastic
  • plastically
  • neuroplasticity
  • plasticine
  • viscoplastic
  • superplasticizer
  • preneoplastic
  • nonneoplastic
  • plasticization
  • Plasticine
  • neuroplastic
  • pseudoplastic
  • viscoplasticity
  • plasticiser
  • nonplastic
  • superplastic
  • superplasticity
  • bioplastic
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