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Where does “πλάστης” come from?

πλάστης (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλάστης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

πλάστης (Greek): builder, creator, maker; moulder, shaper; rolling...

Definitions

  1. builder, creator, maker; moulder, shaper; rolling...

Ancestry of “πλάστης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλάστηςshaper, creator
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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