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Where does “Heftpflaster” come from?

Heftpflaster (German) comes from German Pflaster, from Old High German pflastar, 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...

Heftpflaster (German): band-aid, adhesive bandage, sticking plaster

Definitions

  1. band-aid, adhesive bandage, sticking plaster

Ancestry of “Heftpflaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflasterband-aid, sticking plaster; plaster; pavement
2Old High Germanpflastarsticking plaster; pavement
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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