Where does “cataplasm” come from?
cataplasm (English) comes from Latin cataplasma, from Ancient Greek κατάπλασμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
cataplasm (English): A poultice or plaster, spread over one's skin as...
Definitions
- A poultice or plaster, spread over one's skin as...
Ancestry of “cataplasm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cataplasma | poultice, plaster; second-person singular present... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κατάπλασμα | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |