Where does “kipsilaasti” come from?
kipsilaasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish laasti, from Middle Low German plāster, from Latin emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστος, from Ancient Greek ἐμπλάσσω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
kipsilaasti (Finnish): plaster of Paris
Definitions
- plaster of Paris
Ancestry of “kipsilaasti”, step by step
kipsilaasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laasti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laasti | mortar, plaster |
| 2 | Middle Low German | plāster | plaster, gypsum, mortar, cement |
| 3 | Latin | emplastrum | plaster, bandage; piece of bark used in budding,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔμπλαστρον | salve, plaster; a plaster; daub; salve |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔμπλαστος | daubed, plastered; daubed on |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπλάσσω | daub on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |