English

subplastic

From sub- + plastic.

A compound of sub- + plastic

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Ancient Greek πλάσσω ‘to mold’

Ancient Greek πλαστικός ‘fit for moulding’

Latin plasticus ‘of molding’

Today it means

adj Having a consistency that suggests less clay than it actually contains

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

Etymograph / subplastic