Where does “oligoplastic” come from?

oligoplastic (English) comes from English plastic, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

oligoplastic (English): Having little capacity to produce, or to repair damage to tissue

Definitions

  1. Having little capacity to produce, or to repair damage to tissue

Ancestry of “oligoplastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplasticA synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer,...
2English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
3Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ
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