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

  1. to plaster; to render

Ancestry of “plâtrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplâtreplaster, plaster of Paris; plaster, cast;...
2Middle Frenchplâtre
3Old Frenchplastreplaster; plaster; bandaid
4Latinplastrumplaster, bandage
5Latinemplastrumplaster, bandage; piece of bark used in budding,...
6Ancient Greekἔμπλαστρονsalve, plaster; a plaster; daub; salve
7Ancient Greekἔμπλαστοςdaubed, plastered; daubed on
8Ancient Greekἐμπλάσσωdaub on
9Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
10Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
11Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
12Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
13Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
14Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
15Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “plâtrer

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