myEtymology.com: English etymology of bioplastic

Etymology of the English word bioplastic

the English word bioplastic

using the English prefix bio-

derived from the Late Greek word bios, βίος (life; life; the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷei- (to live)

derived from the Greek word phantasma, φάντασμα ((properly concrete) a (mere) show ('phantasm'); spectre)

derived from the Greek word phantazein, φαντάζω (to make apparent; to appear (neuter participle as noun, a spectacle))

derived from the Greek word phantos

derived from the Late Greek word phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bha-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhā-

using the Greek suffix -scope

derived from the English word plastic

derived from the Latin word plasticus (plastic)

derived from the Greek word plastikos, πλαστικός

derived from the Greek word plastos, πλαστός (moulded; artificial or fictitious (false))

derived from the Greek word plassein, πλάσσω

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pelə-