Ancient Greek

πλάσσω

‘to form, mold’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek πλάσσω.

17 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek πλάσσω, most familiar first.

• plastic ← plasticus ← πλαστικός
• plasma ← πλάσμα
• hyperplasia ← πλᾰ́σῐς
• plasmodium ← plasmō ← πλάσμα
• plastique ← plasticus ← πλαστικός
• plasmatic ← πλάσμα
• cataplasm ← cataplasma ← κατάπλασμα ← καταπλάσσω ← πλάσμα
• hemihyperplasia ← hyperplasia ← πλᾰ́σῐς
• homoplasy ← πλᾰ́σῐς
• hyperplasic ← hyperplasia ← πλᾰ́σῐς
• lipohyperplasia ← hyperplasia ← πλᾰ́σῐς
• lymphohyperplasia ← hyperplasia ← πλᾰ́σῐς

More words from πλάσσω

• mythoplasm
• plasmator
• plasmodesma
• plasmation
• plasmoschisis

Etymograph / Ancient Greek πλάσσω