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Where does “mastoplastico” come from?

mastoplastico (Italian) comes 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.

mastoplastico (Italian): Pertaining to the development of a breast

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the development of a breast

Ancestry of “mastoplastico”, step by step

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