Etymology of the English word plastic
the English word
plasticderived 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-Derivations in English
aminoplast,
antiplastic,
bioplastic,
fluoroplastic,
plasticity,
plasticize,
plasticware,
semiplastic,
thermoplastic,
plastometer,
plasticsCognates
Dutch
plastiek, French
plastique, German
Plastik, German
plastisch, Icelandic
plast, Italian
plastico, Lithuanian
plastiškas, Russian
плacтичecкий, Swedish
plastikUsage
Word found in Modern English
