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Where does “antiplasticizer” come from?

antiplasticizer (English) comes from English plasticizer, from English plasticize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō.

antiplasticizer (English): Any additive used in the process of...

Definitions

  1. Any additive used in the process of...

Ancestry of “antiplasticizer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplasticizerAny of various substances added to a material in...
2EnglishplasticizeTo make something more plastic, especially by...
3English-izeUsed to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
4Middle English-isen-ise, -ize
5Middle French-iser-ize
6Latin-izō—
7Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
9Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
10Proto-Indo-European-id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -id- →