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