English Explanatory Dictionary

-plast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. A small body, structure, particle, or granule, especially of living matter.
  2. A plastid.

Pronunciation

/plæst/

Word forms

-plast

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plast Derived from Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós, “molded, formed”).

Translations

Polish: -plast
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