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Where does “plastisch” come from?

plastisch (Dutch) comes from German plastisch, from German Plastik, from English plastic, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “plastisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanplastischplastic; malleable; vivid
2GermanPlastikplastic; sculpture
3EnglishplasticA synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer,...
4English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
5Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
6Old English-iġ-y, -ic
7Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
8Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “plastisch”

  • plasticiteit
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