Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ceroplastic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cero-plas-tic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Modelled in wax.

adj

Of or relating to such an art or process.

noun

The art of modelling in wax.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin cērabor. English cero- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) 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 English ceroplastic From cero- + plastic.

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What does ceroplastic mean?
Modelled in wax.
Where does ceroplastic come from?
Etymology tree Latin cērabor. English cero- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) 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 English ceroplastic From cero- + plastic.

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