Where does “plasterlike” come from?
plasterlike (English) comes from English plaster, from Old French plastre, from Latin plastrum, from Latin emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστος, from Ancient Greek ἐμπλάσσω, from Ancient Greek ἐν- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
plasterlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of plaster
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of plaster
Ancestry of “plasterlike”, step by step
plasterlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plaster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plaster | A paste applied to the skin for healing or... |
| 2 | Old French | plastre | plaster; plaster; bandaid |
| 3 | Latin | plastrum | plaster, bandage |
| 4 | Latin | emplastrum | plaster, bandage; piece of bark used in budding,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔμπλαστρον | salve, plaster; a plaster; daub; salve |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔμπλαστος | daubed, plastered; daubed on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπλάσσω | daub on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |