Where does “plâtre” come from?
plâtre (Middle French) comes from Old French plastre, from Latin plastrum, from Latin emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστος, from Ancient Greek ἐμπλάσσω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Ancestry of “plâtre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | plastre | plaster; plaster; bandaid |
| 2 | Latin | plastrum | plaster, bandage |
| 3 | Latin | emplastrum | plaster, bandage; piece of bark used in budding,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔμπλαστρον | salve, plaster; a plaster; daub; salve |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔμπλαστος | daubed, plastered; daubed on |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπλάσσω | daub on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |