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-plasia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-pla-sia
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Growth or formation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σῐς (plắsĭs)der. New Latin -plasiabor. English -plasia From New Latin -plasia, from Ancient Greek πλάσις (plásis, “molding, formation”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -plasia, πλάσις

Phrases

-plastic

Frequently Paired Words

-plastic plasm

Synonyms

-plasy

Questions

What does -plasia mean?
Growth or formation
Where does -plasia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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