English
hyperplasic
Hyperplasic comes from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σῐς ‘a moulding, conformation’, and goes back to πλάσσω ‘to form’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλάσσω1plássō‘to form’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλᾰ́σῐς1plắsĭs‘a moulding, conformation’
- English1500–presenthyperplasia1
- Englishearliest quotation 2015hyperplasic1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English hyperplasic
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2015: “For this experiment, 20 epithelial cell nuclei per area…”.
Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλάσσωWiktionary, English hyperplasicplássō‘to form’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλᾰ́σῐςWiktionary, English hyperplasicplắsĭs‘a moulding, conformation’
- English1500–presenthyperplasiaWiktionary, English hyperplasic
- Englishearliest quotation 2015hyperplasicWiktionary, English hyperplasic. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2015: “For this experiment, 20 epithelial cell nuclei per area…”
A compound of hyperplasia + -ic
Linked words
through Ancient Greek πλάσσω ‘to form’
Today it means
adj Relating to hyperplasia
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “hyperplasic”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πλάσσω / hyperplasic