Where does “neoplastico” come from?
neoplastico (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.
neoplastico (Italian): neoplastic
Ancestry of “neoplastico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | plastico | plastic; plastic explosive; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | plasticus | Of or pertaining to moulding or shaping; Made of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλαστικός | fit for moulding; plastic; gifted in sculpture |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “neoplastico”