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Where does “galvanoplasty” come from?

galvanoplasty (English) comes from English galvano-, from Italian Galvani, from Italian -i, from Latin -i, from Latin -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

galvanoplasty (English): The process of galvanizing, of coating with a...

Definitions

  1. The process of galvanizing, of coating with a...

Ancestry of “galvanoplasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgalvano-electricity or galvanism
2ItalianGalvani—
3Italian-iUsed with a stem to form the second-person...
4Latin-inominative/vocative masculine plural of -us;...
5Latin-ēs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “galvanoplasty”

  • galvanoplastic
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