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Where does “plasticize” come from?

plasticize (English) comes from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -id-.

plasticize (English): To make something more plastic, especially by...

Definitions

  1. To make something more plastic, especially by...

Ancestry of “plasticize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-izeUsed to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
2Middle English-isen-ise, -ize
3Middle French-iser-ize
4Latin-izō—
5Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
7Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
8Proto-Indo-European-id-—

Words derived from “plasticize”

  • plasticizer
  • superplasticizer
  • antiplasticizer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -id- →