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