English
emplaster
Emplaster comes from Old French emplastre ‘plaster’, from Ancient Greek πλαστός ‘formed’, and ultimately from πλᾰ́σσω ‘to form’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλᾰ́σσω‘to form’earlier origin unknown
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπλαστός‘formed’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔμπλαστροςémplastronas ἔμπλαστρον‘salve or plaster’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemplastrum‘plaster, bandage’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400emplastre‘plaster’
- Englishearliest quotation 1624emplaster
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλᾰ́σσω‘to form’earlier origin unknown
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπλαστός‘formed’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔμπλαστροςémplastronas ἔμπλαστρον‘salve or plaster’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemplastrum‘plaster, bandage’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400emplastre‘plaster’
- Englishearliest quotation 1624emplaster
Earliest quotation: 1624, Democritus Junior pseudonym; Robert Burt, The Anatomy of Melancholy: […]: “Liniments are made of the same matter to the…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω
Today it means
noun A plaster.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω / emplaster