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Where does “flaster” come from?

flaster (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Pflaster, from Old High German pflastar, 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...

flaster (Serbo-Croatian): plaster; band-aid; sticking plaster

Definitions

  1. plaster; band-aid; sticking plaster

Ancestry of “flaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflasterband-aid, sticking plaster; plaster; pavement
2Old High Germanpflastarsticking plaster; pavement
3Latinemplastrumplaster, bandage; piece of bark used in budding,...
4Ancient Greekἔμπλαστρονsalve, plaster; a plaster; daub; salve
5Ancient Greekἔμπλαστοςdaubed, plastered; daubed on
6Ancient Greekἐμπλάσσωdaub on
7Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
8Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
9Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
10Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
11Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
12Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
13Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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