Where does “hypoplasic” come from?
hypoplasic (English) comes from English hypoplasia, from English -plasia, from New Latin -plasia, from Ancient Greek πλάσις, from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō.
hypoplasic (English): Relating to hypoplasia
Definitions
- Relating to hypoplasia
Ancestry of “hypoplasic”, step by step
hypoplasic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypoplasia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypoplasia | underdevelopment or incomplete development of a... |
| 2 | English | -plasia | Growth or formation |
| 3 | New Latin | -plasia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάσις | a moulding, conformation; training; fiction,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλάσσω | I form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pláťťō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | plátʰyō | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |