English
Plasticine
From plastic + -ine? Trademarked by William Harbutt, an art teacher in Bath, UK, in 1899.
Formed from plastic + -ine
Ancient Greek πλάσσω ‘to mold’
Ancient Greek πλαστικός ‘fit for moulding’
Latin plasticus ‘of molding’
English plastic
The story
Trademarked by William Harbutt, an art teacher in Bath, UK, in 1899.
Today it means
noun A brand of modelling clay, a putty-like modelling material made from calcium salts, petroleum jelly and fatty acids.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Plasticine