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Where does “ἔμπλαστρον” come from?

ἔμπλαστρον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστος, 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 — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ἔμπλαστρον (Ancient Greek): salve, plaster; a plaster; daub; salve

Definitions

  1. salve, plaster; a plaster; daub; salve

Ancestry of “ἔμπλαστρον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔμπλαστοςdaubed, plastered; daubed on
2Ancient Greekἐμπλάσσωdaub on
3Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
4Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
5Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
6Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἔμπλαστρον”

  • 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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