Where does “plastica” come from?
plastica (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.
plastica (Italian): plastic; plastic surgery; third-person singular...
Definitions
- plastic; plastic surgery; third-person singular...
Ancestry of “plastica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “plastica”
- plastiko
- angioplastica
- bioplastica
- plastificare
- osteoplastica
- artroplastica
- autoplastica
- toracoplastica
- faringoplastica
- cheratoplastica
- dermatoplastica
- vertebroplastica
- galvanoplastica
- alloplastica
- rinoplastica
- blefaroplastica
- mastoplastica
- otoplastica
- rinosettoplastica
- uranoplastica
- eteroplastica
- cardioplastica
- enteroplastica
- plastisfera