Where does “plastre” come from?
plastre (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...
plastre (English): Obsolete form of plaster
Definitions
- Obsolete form of plaster
Ancestry of “plastre”, step by step
| 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... |