Where does “plastre” come from?
plastre (Old French) 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...
plastre (Old French): plaster; plaster; bandaid
Definitions
- plaster; plaster; bandaid
Ancestry of “plastre”, step by step
plastre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin plastrum
| 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... |
via Vulgar Latin plastrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | plastrum | — |