Where does “plâtrer” come from?
plâtrer (French) comes from French plâtre, from Middle French plâtre, from Old French plastre, from Latin plastrum, from Latin emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστος, from Ancient Greek ἐμπλάσσω — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
plâtrer (French): to plaster; to render
Definitions
- to plaster; to render
Ancestry of “plâtrer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plâtre | plaster, plaster of Paris; plaster, cast;... |
| 2 | Middle French | plâtre | — |
| 3 | Old French | plastre | plaster; plaster; bandaid |
| 4 | Latin | plastrum | plaster, bandage |
| 5 | Latin | emplastrum | plaster, bandage; piece of bark used in budding,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔμπλαστρον | salve, plaster; a plaster; daub; salve |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔμπλαστος | daubed, plastered; daubed on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπλάσσω | daub on |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |