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