Where does “eteroplastica” come from?

eteroplastica (Italian) comes from Italian plastica, from Italian plastico, from Latin plasticus, from Ancient Greek πλαστικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

eteroplastica (Italian): heteroplasty

Definitions

  1. heteroplasty

Ancestry of “eteroplastica”, step by step

eteroplastica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian plastica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianplasticaplastic; plastic surgery; third-person singular...
2Italianplasticoplastic; plastic explosive; first-person singular...
3LatinplasticusOf or pertaining to moulding or shaping; Made of...
4Ancient Greekπλαστικόςfit for moulding; plastic; gifted in sculpture
5Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
6Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
7Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Italian etero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeteroheterosexual; companion, partner
2Italianeterosessualeheterosexual
3Italiansessualesexual, sex
4Latinsexuālissexual
5Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
6Proto-Italicseksus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -τικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek πλαστικός