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Where does “plastery” come from?

plastery (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...

plastery (English): Of the nature of plaster

Definitions

  1. Of the nature of plaster

Ancestry of “plastery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplasterA paste applied to the skin for healing or...
2Old Frenchplastreplaster; plaster; bandaid
3Latinplastrum—
4Latinemplastrumplaster, bandage; piece of bark used in budding,...
5Ancient Greekἔμπλαστρονsalve, plaster; a plaster; daub; salve
6Ancient Greekἔμπλαστοςdaubed, plastered; daubed on
7Ancient Greekἐμπλάσσωdaub on
8Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
9Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
10Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
11Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
12Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
13Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
14Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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