Where does “antiplaque” come from?

antiplaque (English) comes from English plaque, from French plaque, from Middle Dutch placken, from Middle Dutch placke, from Old Dutch plagga, from Proto-Germanic plaggą — a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch.

antiplaque (English): Acting to prevent or remove plaque

Definitions

  1. Acting to prevent or remove plaque

Ancestry of “antiplaque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplaqueAny flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc.,...
2Frenchplaquesheet, plate; slab; plaque
3Middle Dutchplackento patch, beat metal into a thin plate
4Middle Dutchplackedisk, patch, stain; name of a coin
5Old Dutchplaggapatch
6Proto-Germanicplaggąa piece of cloth or fabric; a patch
Every word from Proto-Germanic plaggąEvery word from Old Dutch plaggaEvery word from Middle Dutch placke