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Where does “faringoplastica” come from?

faringoplastica (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.

faringoplastica (Italian): pharyngoplasty

Definitions

  1. pharyngoplasty

Ancestry of “faringoplastica”, step by step

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-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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