Plastic etymology

English

English word plastic comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) πλάσσειν, Ancient Greek (to 1453) πλάσσω, and later Latin plasticus (Of or pertaining to moulding or shaping.)

Etymology of plastic

Detailed word origin of plastic

Dictionary entry Language Definition
πλάσσειν Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
πλάσσω Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
πλαστικός Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
plasticus Latin (lat) Of or pertaining to moulding or shaping.
plastic English (en) (archaic) Any solid but malleable substance.. (colloquial, metonym) Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.. (obsolete) A sculptor, moulder.. (slang) Fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population.. A synthetic, thermoplastic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer.. Any similar synthetic material, not [...]