Etymograph

English

euplastic

From eu- + plastic.

A compound of eu- + plastic

Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- ‘good’

Proto-Hellenic *ehu- ‘good’

Ancient Greek ἐΰς ‘good, brave, noble’

Ancient Greek εὖ ‘well, good’

English eu-

Ancient Greek πλάσσω ‘to mold’

Ancient Greek πλαστικός ‘fit for moulding’

Latin plasticus ‘of molding’

English plastic

Today it means

adj Describing an organizable substance by which the tissues of an animal body are renewed.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / euplastic