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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

  1. plaster; plaster; bandaid

Ancestry of “plastre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplastrum—
2Latinemplastrumplaster, bandage; piece of bark used in budding,...
3Ancient Greekἔμπλαστρονsalve, plaster; a plaster; daub; salve
4Ancient Greekἔμπλαστοςdaubed, plastered; daubed on
5Ancient Greekἐμπλάσσωdaub on
6Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
7Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
8Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
9Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
10Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “plastre”

  • plâtrer
  • plâtre
  • plâtrier
  • plâtrage
  • replâtrer
  • plastre
  • plâtre
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