Where does “blefaroplastia” come from?
blefaroplastia (Spanish) comes from Spanish -plastia, from Ancient Greek πλαστός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
blefaroplastia (Spanish): blepharoplasty
Ancestry of “blefaroplastia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | -plastia | -plasty |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλαστός | molded, formed; formed, moulded; artificial;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |