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

  1. plastic; plastic surgery; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “plastica”, 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-τιςretained after dentals
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “plastica

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis
plastica — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer