-clast
that which breaks or destroys, composed of fragments:
that which breaks or destroys, composed of fragments:
iconoclast, cranioclast, pyroclast
-clast
I.\ˌklast, -aa(ə)st, -aist\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin -clastes, from Middle Greek -klastēs, from Greek klan to break — more at gladiator
1. : one that breaks or destroys
< iconoclast >
< biblioclast >
2.[German -klast, from Medieval Latin -clastes] : something that breaks or destroys ; especially : a tool for breaking
< cranioclast >
II.noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: back-formation from -clastic (II)
: rock composed of fragmental material (of a specified type)
< pyroclast >
< cataclast >
I.
1.
< iconoclast >
< biblioclast >
2.
< cranioclast >
II.
< pyroclast >
< cataclast >
-clast
Suffix
- something that breaks or destroys.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken”), verbal adjective of κλάω (kláō, “to break”).