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Where does “emplâtrer” come from?

emplâtrer (French) comes from French emplâtre, from Old French emplastre, 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...

emplâtrer (French): to apply a plaster on; to fight

Definitions

  1. to apply a plaster on; to fight

Ancestry of “emplâtrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchemplâtreplaster; a useless individual, a...
2Old Frenchemplastreplaster
3Latinemplastrumplaster, bandage; piece of bark used in budding,...
4Ancient Greekἔμπλαστρονsalve, plaster; a plaster; daub; salve
5Ancient Greekἔμπλαστοςdaubed, plastered; daubed on
6Ancient Greekἐμπλάσσωdaub on
7Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
8Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
9Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
10Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
11Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
12Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
13Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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