plasticize

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Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *pláthyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English plasticize From plastic + -ize.

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• German: plastifizieren — to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
• Hungarian: lágyít — to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
• Hungarian: képlékennyé tesz — to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
• Portuguese: plastificar — to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
• Spanish: emplasticar — to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
• Welsh: plastigo — to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
• Hungarian: lágyul — to become more plastic
• Hungarian: képlékennyé válik — to become more plastic