Where does “plastiskin” come from?

plastiskin (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.

plastiskin (English): synthetic skin, especially that of an android

Definitions

  1. synthetic skin, especially that of an android

Ancestry of “plastiskin”, step by step

plastiskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English plastic

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

via English Skin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSkinThe outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human
2Middle EnglishskynThe skin; A layer or cover located in the inside...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ