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Where does “-plastia” come from?

-plastia (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek πλαστός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

-plastia (Spanish): -plasty

Definitions

  1. -plasty

Ancestry of “-plastia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλαστόςmolded, formed; formed, moulded; artificial;...
2Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
3Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-plastia”

  • rinoplastia
  • angioplastia
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