Where does “plasticity” come from?
Plasticity comes from Latin plasticitas, derived from Latin plasticus and the suffix Latin -itas, ultimately from Ancient Greek -σις and Proto-Indo-European -kos and -it-.
plasticity (English): The quality or state of being plastic; the...
Definitions
- The quality or state of being plastic; the...
Ancestry of “plasticity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ity | Used to form a noun from an adjective;... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ite | — |
| 3 | Old French | -ité | -ity |
| 4 | Latin | -itās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “plasticity”