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Where does “ἔμπλαστος” come from?

ἔμπλαστος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐμπλάσσω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ἔμπλαστος (Ancient Greek): daubed, plastered; daubed on

Definitions

  1. daubed, plastered; daubed on

Ancestry of “ἔμπλαστος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐμπλάσσωdaub on
2Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
3Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
4Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
5Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἔμπλαστος”

  • plaster
  • plastering
  • plasterer
  • plasterboard
  • plastron
  • plasterwork
  • piastre
  • piaster
  • shinplaster
  • replaster
  • entoplastron
  • plastery
  • epiplastron
  • plasterlike
  • hypoplastron
  • hyoplastron
  • plasterless
  • xiphiplastron
  • beplaster
  • emplaster
  • periplastronal
  • plastronal
  • plasterly
  • plastre
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